Implementation of telepathology in the republic of Georgia

Telemedicine and e-Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 479-483

  Kldiashvili, Ekaterina ^a   Schrader, Thomas ^b  

^a Georgian Telemedicine Union (Association)   (United States)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Images; Learning; Telepathology

Indexed keywords

BEST PRACTICE; DIGITAL IMAGING; GEORGIA; IMAGES; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; LEARNING; MEDICAL SERVICES; NETWORKING INFRASTRUCTURE; PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION; TELEMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TELEPATHOLOGY; VIRTUAL PATHOLOGY;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; HEALTH CARE; MACHINERY;

PATHOLOGY;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEPATHOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 67650793556     PISSN: 15305627     EISSN: 15563669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2008.0146     Document Type: Article

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