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Virtual Microscopy: Potential Applications in Medical Education and Telemedicine in Countries with Developing Economies
Senior Scholars Program
  • Paul Fontelo, National Library of Medicine
  • Ernest DiNino, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Krista Johansen, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Ashraf Khan, University of Massachusetts Medical School
  • Michael Ackerman, National Library of Medicine
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Cell Biology
Faculty Mentor
Krista Johansen
Publication Date
2005-1-1
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Subjects
Microscopy; Internet; Telemedicine; Education, Medical
Abstract

We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a virtual microscopy setup using surgical pathology specimens commonly encountered in a university hospital setting. The high quality images, Internet sharing and collaborative capability, interactivity, and ease of use suggested to us that this might have applications in countries with developing economies. We discuss the development process and its potential applications in medical education and telemedicine in countries with developing economies.

Published in Proceedings of the 38th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2005.

DOI of Published Version
10.1109/HICSS.2005.676
Source
Fontelo, P.; DiNino, E.; Johansen, K.; Khan, A.; Ackerman, M., "Virtual Microscopy: Potential Applications in Medical Education and Telemedicine in Countries with Developing Economies," System Sciences, 2005. HICSS '05. Proceedings of the 38th Annual Hawaii International Conference on , vol., no., pp.153c,153c, 03-06 Jan. 2005 doi: 10.1109/HICSS.2005.676
Comments

Medical student Ernest DiNino participated in this study as part of the 2003-2004 Senior Scholars research program.

Citation Information
Paul Fontelo, Ernest DiNino, Krista Johansen, Ashraf Khan, et al.. "Virtual Microscopy: Potential Applications in Medical Education and Telemedicine in Countries with Developing Economies" (2005)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ernest_dinino/2/