Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 194-205 , November 2009

Virtual slide telepathology workstation-of-the-future: lessons learned from teleradiology

  • Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Elizabeth A. Krupinski, PhD, Department of Radiology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724

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 Reprinted with permission from Krupinski EA: Virtual slide telepathology workstation-of-the-future: lessons learned from teleradiology. Hum Pathol 40:1100-1111, 2009.

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doi: 10.1053/j.semdp.2009.09.005

Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 26, Issue 4 , Pages 194-205 , November 2009

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