Implementation of an international teleradiology staffing model

Radiology

Volumn 232, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 415-419

  Kalyanpur, Arjun ^a   Neklesa, Vladimir P ^a   Pham, Daniel T ^a   Forman, Howard P ^a   Stein, Sandra T ^a   Brink, James A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Radiology and radiologists, departmental management; Radiology and radiologists, design of radiological facilities; Radiology and radiologists, socioeconomic issues; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSULTATION; EMPIRICISM; INDIA; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; COMPUTER SECURITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONNECTICUT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RADIOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; REMOTE CONSULTATION; TELERADIOLOGY; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3242760526     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2322021555     Document Type: Review

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