Telemedicine-based application for the detection of inflammation in pediatrics.
To assess the feasibility of using telemedicine for the diagnosis of inflammation in a pediatric population. The degree of erythrocyte adhesiveness/aggregation and the number of white blood cells on peripheral blood slides were evaluated using an image analysis system and transferred to an operator in a remote location. A highly significant correlation was found between the degrees of erythrocyte adhesiveness/aggregation as well as estimated white blood cell count determined by a remote operator and the objective measurements of both erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count. A reasonable estimate of both erythrocyte sedimentation rate and white blood cell count can be obtained by using telemedicine in a group of children with acute infection/inflammation.
Urbach
Joseph
J
Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel.
Elishkevitz
Keren
K
Rotstein
Rivka
R
Rozenblat
Meira V
MV
Mardi
Tamar
T
Shapira
Itzhak
I
Brandski
David
D
Berliner
Shlomo
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004903:Erythrocyte Aggregation; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007239:Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007249:Inflammation / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000379:methods*