VisualDx: a Visual Diagnostic Decision Support Tool

Overview

Journal Med Ref Serv Q

Publisher Routledge

Specialty Health Services

Date 2012 Oct 25

PMID 23092418

Citations 5

Authors

Emily Vardell

Carmen Bou-Crick

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Abstract

VisualDx is a clinical decision support tool that uses images and searchable clinical features to assist physicians in the diagnostic decision-making process. VisualDx is a database of more than 24,000 high-quality images covering a wide variety of conditions and drug eruptions. In addition, VisualDx integrates within both UpToDate and many electronic medical records and features a mobile version. This column includes a sample search and a review of the features of VisualDx.

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