Initial assessment of fine-needle aspiration specimens by telepathology: Validation for use in pathology resident-faculty consultations

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 409-413

  Kerr, Sarah E ^a   Bellizzi, Andrew M ^a   Stelow, Edward B ^a   Frierson Jr , Henry F ^a   Policarpio Nicolas, Maria Luisa C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy assessment; Cytology; Fine needle aspiration; Preliminary diagnosis; Telepathology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CAMERA; CONSULTATION; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; TELEPATHOLOGY; TELEPHONE; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIVER; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 51349095626     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/NA7Y7THPTBF112A0     Document Type: Article

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