Teledermatology: how to start a new teaching and diagnostic era in medicine.
"Telemedicine" is defined as the use of telecommunication technologies for the exchange of medical information across distances. Applications include patient management as well as research and education. Teledermatology is a steadily growing category of telemedicine. This article presents general aspects of telemedicine, such as modes of data transmission, and practical applications with a special emphasis on their significance for teledermatology.
Wurm
Elisabeth M T
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Dermatology Group, School of Medicine, Southern Clinical Division, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia. p.soyer@uq.edu.au
Campbell
Terri M
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Soyer
H Peter
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D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000592:standards; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*