The Biopsy Analysis Support System (BASS), previously used for image analysis of immunohistochemically stained sections of breast carcinoma, has been extended to include indexing and content-based retrieval of biopsy slide images from a database of 57 captured cases. Images from histopathological biopsy slides are described and these are accessed in terms of the properties of either individual ...

Background and Purpose—Systemic thrombolysis represents the only proven therapy for acute ischemic stroke, but safe treatment is reported only in established stroke units. One major goal of the ongoing Telemedic Pilot Project for Integrative Stroke Care (TEMPiS) in Bavaria is to extend the use of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment in nonurban areas through telemedic support. Methods—T...

BACKGROUND Telemedicine is currently mainly applied as an in-hospital service, but this technology also holds potential to improve emergency care in the prehospital arena. We report on the safety, feasibility and reliability of in-ambulance teleconsultation using a telemedicine system of the third generation. METHODS A routine ambulance was equipped with a system for real-time bidirectional a...

BACKGROUND Globally, eHealth has attracted considerable attention as a means of supporting maternal and perinatal health care. This article describes best practices, gains and challenges of implementing eHealth for maternal and perinatal health care in extremely remote and rural Tanzania. METHODS Teleconsultation for obstetric emergency care, audio teleconferences and online eLearning systems...

PICO question
 Compared to in-person veterinary consultations, does teleconsultation lead similar levels of client and clinician satisfaction?
 
 Clinical bottom line
 Category research Qualitative assessment
 The number type study designs reviewed
 Eight studies were critically appraised. There six cross-sectional studies, one randomised controlled clinical trial,...

Teleradiology is largely and successfully implemented all over the world. Videoconferencing, telemedical education, teleconsultations, teleradiology, telesurgery and telepresence during surgical procedures are just some of the many telemedical applications in use today. The TeleOrto Centre of Excellence in Warsaw, Poland, not only applies telediagnostic and teleeducational technologies, but als...

OBJECTIVES To test the hypotheses that, compared with conventional outpatient consultations, joint teleconsultation (virtual outreach) would incur no increased costs to the NHS, reduce costs to patients, and reduce absences from work by patients and their carers. DESIGN Cost consequences study alongside randomised controlled trial. SETTING Two hospitals in London and Shrewsbury and 29 gener...

I read with great interest the article of ‘Telemedicine in Iran: Chances and challenges’ while the article reviewed the evolution of telemedicine and studied the perception of telemedicine in the medical fraternity in Iran.1 Even though the concept of telemedicine is old, it has recently started to gain widespread publicity within the field of plastic surgery, where visual examination contribut...

BACKGROUND Although teleconsultations have been used for many years in Australia, there has been a recent increase following new government incentives. There is a paucity of literature on enabling medical students to acquire the relevant skills. With a focus on equipping students for practice in rural and remote areas, our medical school has developed an innovative clinical skills lesson to pre...

The series of the biennial European congresses on Telepathology reached with this Venice edition its 11th appointment: more than 20 years of research in a continuously growing field. It is also the fifth time the congress brings the additional name of International Congress of Virtual Microscopy: eight years ago the International Academy of Telepathology decided to recognize this way the import...