Radiology smartphone applications; current provision and cautions

Insights into Imaging

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 555-562

  Rodrigues, M A ^a   Visvanathan, A ^b   Murchison, J T ^a   Brady, R R ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applications; Safety; Smartphone; Technology; Teleradiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884540584     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18694101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13244-013-0274-4     Document Type: Article

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