A randomized controlled trial of the diagnostic accuracy of internet-based telepathology compared with conventional microscopy

Histopathology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-273

  Furness, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External quality assessment; Telemedicine; Telepathology; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ETHICS; EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT SCHEME; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; INTERNET BASED TELEPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY DISEASE; LEGAL ASPECT; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPATHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MICROSCOPY; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 33845987386     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02581.x     Document Type: Article

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