Frozen-section diagnosis by wireless telepathology and ultra portable computer: use in pathology resident/faculty consultation

Human Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1330-1334

  Frierson Jr , Henry F ^a   Galgano, Mary T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Frozen section; LAN; Telepathology; WAN; Wireless

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TELECOMMUNICATION; TELEPATHOLOGY;

COMPUTERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATHOLOGY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPATHOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 34547828811     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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