Digital slide and virtual microscopy-based routine and telepathology evaluation of gastrointestinal biopsy specimen

Telepathology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 5-18

  Molnar, Bela ^a   Berczi, Lajos ^a   Ficsor, Levente ^a   Varga, Viktor ^a   Tagscherer, Attila ^b   Tulassay, Zsolt ^c  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b 3DHISTECH Ltd   (Hungary)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

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EID: 67650393550     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85786-0_2     Document Type: Chapter

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