Virtual slide telepathology workstation-of-the-future: lessons learned from teleradiology

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 194-205

  Krupinski, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human factors; Perception; Telepathology; Workstations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; ERGONOMICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MICROSCOPY; PICTURE ARCHIVING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; TELEPATHOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 70450240952     PISSN: 07402570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semdp.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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