Deploying portable ultrasonography with remote assistance for isolated physicians in Africa: Lessons from a pilot study in Mali

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

Volumn 160, Issue PART 1, 2010, Pages 554-558

  Bagayoko, Cheick Oumar ^a,b,c   Niang, Mahamoudane ^c   Traoré, Seydou T ^c   Bediang, Georges ^a   Naef, Jean Marc ^a   Geissbuhler, Antoine ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^c Mere Enfant Hospital   (Mali)

Author keywords

Africa; Teleexpertise; Telemedicine; Teleradiology; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; TELEMEDICINE;

AFRICA; DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITIES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RETURN ON INVESTMENTS; TELEEXPERTISE; TELEMEDICINE SERVICES; TELERADIOLOGY;

ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649500863     PISSN: 09269630     EISSN: 18798365     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3233/978-1-60750-588-4-554     Document Type: Conference Paper

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