Title :
Evaluation of telepathology in Sweden
Author :
Olsson, Silas ; Busch, Christer
Author_Institution :
Spri, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
This telepathology study was designed to evaluate several parameters like the specific need for telepathology, practical equipment handling, image quality and acceptance of a static imaging system for consultations between pathologists. The study shows that the most highlighted medical need for telepathology in Sweden involve diagnostic questions about: cancers in general, grade of malignancy, malignancy of soft tissue, haematopoetic system, skeletal system, breast, uro-genital systems and in the field of dermatology, inflammations and transplantations. A static-image transfer system was used but the assessment clearly shows that pathologists prefer a dynamic imaging telepathology system for the future
Keywords :
PACS; medical image processing; Sweden; breast; cancers; dermatology; dynamic imaging; haematopoetic system; image quality; inflammations; malignancy; skeletal system; soft tissue; static imaging system; static-image transfer; telepathology; uro-genital systems; Biological tissues; Biomedical imaging; Breast; Cancer; Hospitals; Image quality; Laboratories; Medical diagnostic imaging; Pathology; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Image Management and Communications, 1995., Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Oahu Island, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7560-8
DOI :
10.1109/IMAC.1995.532588
