An innovative smartphone-based otorhinoendoscope and its application in mobile health and teleotolaryngology

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Wu, Cheng Jung ^a,b,c   Wu, Sheng Yu ^d   Chen, Po Chun ^e   Lin, Yaoh Shiang ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e PINGTUNG CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mobile health; Otorhinoendoscope; Smartphone; Telediagnosis; Teleotolaryngology

Indexed keywords

DEVICES; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; MOBILE PHONE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; TELEMEDICINE;

CELL PHONES; ENDOSCOPES; HUMANS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84897410841     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2959     Document Type: Article

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