Telecytology in Hokkaido Island, Japan: Results of primary telecytodiagnosis of routine cases

Cytopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 221-227

  Yamashiro, K ^a   Kawamura, N ^a,b   Matsubayashi, S ^a   Dota, K ^a   Suzuki, H ^a   Mizushima, H ^a,c   Wakao, F ^a,d   Azumi, N ^a,e  

^a HOKKAIDO CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b Wakkanai City Hospital   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytology; Telecytology; Telemedicine; Telepathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; E-MAIL; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE SECTION; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VIDEORECORDING;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; JAPAN; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EID: 4444357070     PISSN: 09565507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2303.2004.00147.x     Document Type: Article

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