[Study of efficiancy of teleconsultation: the Telepathology Consultation Service of the Professional Assoziation of German Pathologists for the screening program of breast carcinoma].
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2007-11-26
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In the autumn a German screening program was started for detecting breast cancer in the population of women fifty and above For the first time in this program quality assurance rules were established All statements of the radiologists and pathologists have to be confirmed by a second opinion This improvement in quality is combined with a delay in time and additional expence A new Telepathology Consultation Service was developed based on the experiences of the Telepathology Consultation Center of the UICC to speed up the second opinion process