title: Transcontinental consults in surgical pathology via the Internet.
abstract: An efficient and inexpensive electronic system to submit surgical pathology cases in consultation via the Internet is presented. A transcontinental pilot study showed a high degree of concordance between the diagnosis provided by the consultant on the basis of the pathology images and that given after examining the corresponding microscopic slides.
authors.affiliation: Section of Anatomic Pathology, Marcello Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Eusebi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Foschini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Erde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rosai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010340:Pathology, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D019114:Remote Consultation