Telemedicine for pathology
Kldiashvili, E.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics 131: 227-243
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0926-9630 PMID: 18305333 Document Number: 622068
Telemedicine for pathology, this is pathology in which the specimen is digitally transmitted and examined by a pathologist at a distance. In another words, telemedicine for pathology, or simply telepathology, is a branch of telemedicine and pathology that consists in the exchange of pathology images through telecommunication with the purposes of diagnosis, consultation, research and/or education. The use of telepathology is of great importance in management of patients since it allows fast diagnosis and inter-consultations among specialist pathologists located in every part of the world.