Virtual reality Powerwall versus conventional microscope for viewing pathology slides: An experimental comparison

Histopathology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 294-300

  Treanor, Darren ^a   Jordan Owers, Naomi ^a   Hodrien, John ^b   Wood, Jason ^b   Quirke, Phil ^a   Ruddle, Roy A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Histopathology; Human computer interaction; Virtual reality; Virtual slide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; LYMPH NODE; MICROSCOPE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TISSUE MICROARRAY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VIRTUAL SLIDE;

CARCINOMA, BASAL CELL; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPH NODES; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 69549095952     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2009.03389.x     Document Type: Article

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