Diagnosing pneumonia in rural Thailand: Digital cameras versus film digitizers for chest radiograph teleradiology
Author(s) -
Massoud Javadi,
Ponglada Subhannachart,
Sunisa Levine,
Chomphunut Vijitsanguan,
Sutarat Tungsagunwattana,
Scott F. Dowell,
Sonja J. Olsen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2005.01.007
Subject(s) - teleradiology , pneumonia , medicine , chest radiograph , radiography , gold standard (test) , receiver operating characteristic , digital radiography , digital camera , radiology , artificial intelligence , digital imaging , computer vision , medical physics , nuclear medicine , computer science , digital image , telemedicine , image processing , economics , economic growth , health care , image (mathematics)
Accurate surveillance for pneumonia requires standardized classification of chest radiographs. Digital imaging permits rapid electronic transfer of data to radiologists, and recent improvements in digital camera technology present high quality, yet cheaper, options.
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