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Combining Reflectance Confocal Microscopy with Optical Coherence Tomography for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Skin Cancers via Image Acquisition
Published on: August 18, 2022
[Distance diagnosis of skin diseases]
O Jøsendal1, G Fosse, K A Andersen
1Telemedisingruppen, Kirkenes sykehus.
Abstract:
During a period of eight weeks in late 1989, doctors in general practice in Kirkenes brought 27 dermatological patients to a studio at the local hospital. Video images were transmitted via a two-way telephone and video network, which enabled the patient and the doctor in Kirkenes to consult a specialist in dermatology in Tromsø. All the patients received written information before the consultation. Anamnestic information and clinical manifestations were presented from the studio at Kirkenes sykehus. The dermatologist diagnosed the disease and prescribed treatment from the studio at the hospital in Tromsø. The technical equipment satisfied our demands for remote diagnostics in dermatology. All the patients were positive to remote consultations.
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