Digital pathology: exploring its applications in diagnostic surgical pathology practice

• Published in: Pathology Vol. 42; no. 6; pp. 512 - 518
• Main Authors: Jara-Lazaro, Ana Richelia, Thamboo, Thomas Paulraj, Teh, Ming, Tan, Puay Hoon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.10.2010; Informa Healthcare
• Subjects: concordance; Digital microscopy; Frozen Sections - instrumentation; Frozen Sections - methods; Frozen Sections - trends; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - instrumentation; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - trends; Microscopy - instrumentation; Microscopy - methods; Microscopy - trends; Pathology, Surgical - instrumentation; Pathology, Surgical - methods; Pathology, Surgical - trends; Remote Consultation - instrumentation; Remote Consultation - methods; Remote Consultation - trends; routine diagnosis; second opinions; Telepathology - instrumentation; Telepathology - methods; Telepathology - trends; second opinions; Digital microscopy; routine diagnosis; concordance

There has been a recent upsurge in worldwide attention on digital pathology, which has transformed from static snapshots from camera-equipped microscopes to its modern form that encompasses scanning of whole glass slides with evaluation of histological images on a computer screen, along with managem...