The effectiveness of asynchronous tele-endoscopy.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780494210277
Description: This work sought to investigate whether store-and-forward tele-endoscopy using asynchronous MPEG-1 video was an effective means of documenting and diagnosing lesions in the upper gastrointestinal (Gl) tract.A statistically significant difference in diagnostic performance between the Local and Asynchronous Endoscopists could not be detected but the small sample size was a major limitation. Still, the Panel review indicated that most disagreements in findings were attributable to inter-observer variability and that in general, the Asynchronous Endoscopists felt that the image quality of the asynchronous video was sufficient for diagnosis.Asynchronous Endoscopists reviewed MPEG-1 endoscopic videos; their findings were compared with those of the Local Endoscopists who performed the procedure for diagnostic accuracy and concordance. The Asynchronous Endoscopists also evaluated on a Likert scale the adequacy of the image quality and demonstration technique of the GI tract for diagnosis. An expert Panel reviewed disagreements in findings between the Local and Asynchronous Endoscopists.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1559.

Thesis (M.H.Sc.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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