Title :
Collaborative diagnosis over the Internet: a working experience
Author :
Sacile, Roberto ; Ruggiero, Carmelina ; Lombardo, Claudio ; Nicolo, Guido ; Wolf, Guenter ; Rudolph, Birgit ; Petersen, Iver
Author_Institution :
DIST, Geneva Univ., Switzerland
Abstract :
Pathologists reach more accurate diagnoses faster when their colleagues assist in evaluating tissue specimens. The Telemic software, designed for transmitting microscopic images over the Internet, gives collaboration a major boost with improved diagnostic quality and enhanced access to outside diagnostic expertise
Keywords :
Internet; groupware; medical diagnostic computing; medical information systems; telemedicine; Internet; Telemic software; collaborative diagnosis; diagnostic expertise; diagnostic quality; microscopic images; pathologists; tissue specimens; Art; Breast cancer; Collaborative work; Costs; Internet; Logic; Microscopy; Pathology; Psychology; Quality control;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4236.806995
