Variability in the diagnosis of dysplasia in ulcerative colitis by dynamic telepathology

Oncology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1123-1129

  Odze, Robert D ^a   Tomaszewski, John E ^b   Furth, Emma E ^b   Feldman, Michael D ^b   Diallo, Raihanatou ^c   Poremba, Christopher ^d   Becker, Ingrid ^e   Hoefler, Heinz ^d   Goldblum, John R ^f   Rybicki, Lisa A ^g   Alsaigh, Nada ^h   Fogt, Franz ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^f LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Dianon Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Telepathology; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; TELEPATHOLOGY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 35748971899     PISSN: 1021335X     EISSN: 17912431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/or.16.5.1123     Document Type: Article

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