Look where the modern telecommunications technology has brought the world, especially the medical world which was once traveling in a bullock cart as far as transfer and exchange of skill and knowledge were concerned.
While we have dedicated researchers, skilled surgeons and great doctors in all branches of medicine, their knowledge and experience could not be used in places where it is required urgently because, the telecommunication facilities were not used properly and actively in the medical field.
With the advent of telepathology, a major barrier is broken and millions of under privileged patients are going to be benefited.
What is the advantage of telepathology?
Through Telepathology, the transfer of pathological data such as lab results of blood, urine and stool is made possible in alphanumeric or textual form and as images.
Video Microscopy
To achieve this, video microscopy systems between distant locations for the purposes of diagnosis is employed.
There was more to both the above technologies but I could digest only this much of technical information.
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