How is telepathology being used to improve patient care?

Telepathology, as a subspecialty of telemedicine, involves the use of telecommunications technologies to transmit images to distant sites for the purpose of communicating diagnostic information or for teaching. Recent advances in technology have greatly increased the feasibility of performing diagno...

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Published inClinical chemistry (Baltimore, Md.) Vol. 42; no. 5; pp. 831 - 835
Main Author Weinberg, DS
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC Am Assoc Clin Chem 01.05.1996
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Computerized, statistical medical data processing and models in biomedicine
Medical computing and teaching
Medical sciences
Quality of Health Care
Telepathology - legislation & jurisprudence
Telepathology - methods
Telepathology - organization & administration
Diagnosis
Information communication
Information transmission
Computer aid
Telecommunication network
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Summary:Telepathology, as a subspecialty of telemedicine, involves the use of telecommunications technologies to transmit images to distant sites for the purpose of communicating diagnostic information or for teaching. Recent advances in technology have greatly increased the feasibility of performing diagnosis by telepathology, but there are still significant obstacles to implementation. In this review, I will discuss the technologies and organizations involved in telepathology, with examples of current practice in the US and abroad.
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ISSN:0009-9147
1530-8561
DOI:10.1093/clinchem/42.5.831