Digital skin images submitted by patients: An evaluation of feasibility in store-and-forward teledermatology

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 606-610

  Rimner, Timo ^a   Blozik, Eva ^a   Fischer Casagrande, Barbra ^b   Von Overbeck, Jan ^a  

^a Swiss Centre for Telemedicine Medgate   (Switzerland)

^b Dermatologie Praxis ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Image; Photo; Store and forward teledermatology; Teleconsultation; Teledermatology; Telemedicine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; TELEDERMATOLOGY;

DERMATOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOGRAPHY; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 77956937003     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: 19524013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/ejd.2010.1019     Document Type: Article

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