Linking whole-slide microscope images with DICOM by using JPEG2000 interactive protocol

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 454-462

  Tuominen, Vilppu J ^a   Isola, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

DICOM; Digital pathology; JPEG2000; JPIP; Telepathology; Virtual slide; Whole slide imaging; WSI

Indexed keywords

DICOM; DIGITAL PATHOLOGY; JPEG 2000; JPIP; TELEPATHOLOGY; VIRTUAL SLIDE; WHOLE-SLIDE IMAGING; WSI;

DISEASES; HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; SOFTWARE PACKAGES;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TELEPATHOLOGY;

HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE; TELEPATHOLOGY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 77958048692     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-009-9200-1     Document Type: Article

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