Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 525-534 , November 2003

The internet and medical collaboration using virtual reality

  • Wen Yau Liang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Information Management, Da-Yeh University, 112 Shan-Jeau Rd Fu Hsing, Ta Tsun, Changhua 510, Taiwan, ROC
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +886-4-8511888x3142; fax: +886-4-8511500
  • ,
  • Peter O'Grady

      Affiliations

    • Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA

Received 9 September 2002 ,Revised 6 March 2003 ,Accepted 2 April 2003.

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Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 525-534 , November 2003