Teledermatology: From historical perspective to emerging techniques of the modern era: Part II: Emerging technologies in teledermatology, limitations and future directions

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 577-586

  Coates, Sarah J ^a   Kvedar, Joseph ^b   Granstein, Richard D ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Key words Internet; smartphone; store and forward; teledermatology; teledermatopathology; teledermoscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPERSONALIZATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE TELEDERMATOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; SKIN DISEASE; TELEDERMATOLOGY; TELEDERMATOPATHOLOGY; TELEDIAGNOSIS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; DERMATOLOGY; DEVICES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; SKIN DISEASES; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; CELL PHONES; DERMATOLOGY; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; SKIN DISEASES; TECHNOLOGY, HIGH-COST; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84929507177     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.08.014     Document Type: Review

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