[Good experiences with telemedicine in the regional hospital of Tromsø]

The University Hospital of Tromsø and the Norwegian Telecom Research project "Telemedicine in North Norway" has used video conferences as a tool in making remote diagnosis in the medical areas: Pathology, diagnosis from microscope images; dermatology, endoscopy in otorhinolaryngology, echocardiology and radiology. The project has also developed a communication system between general physicians and the department of the clinical chemistry in which test results are transported electronically from the laboratory to the physicians. Experience to date suggests that the quality of telecommunication in diagnostic services is good and that access to such facilities is beneficial to the users.