Going glass to digital: Virtual microscopy as a simulation-based revolution in pathology and laboratory science

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 877-881

  Nelson, Danielle ^a   Ziv, Amitai ^b,c   Bandali, Karim S ^a  

^a The Michener Institute for Applied Health Sciences   (Canada)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGITAL IMAGING; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIMULATION; TISSUE SECTION; VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84866919927     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-200665     Document Type: Review

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