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[Implementation of the "Digital Pathology in Diagnostics" guideline : Support systems and their functionality].
P Hufnagl1, S Lohmann2, K Schlüns2
1Institut für Pathologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Deutschland. peter.hufnagl@charite.de.
Der Pathologe
|April 29, 2018
Summary
This study introduces Digitale-Pathologie.de, a web service supporting pathologists in adopting digital pathology and virtual microscopy. It aids in guideline implementation, validation studies, and quality assurance for digital images.
Area of Science:
- Digital pathology
- Medical imaging
- Pathology informatics
Background:
- The "Digital Pathology in Diagnostics - Assessment of Digital Images" guideline provides a framework for using digital pathology.
- It emphasizes validation studies, whole slide image management, and virtual microscopy quality.
- A web-based service can support pathologists in adopting virtual microscopy and quality assurance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present the Digitale-Pathologie.de server and its services.
- To align these services with the digital pathology guideline.
- To support pathologists in implementing virtual microscopy.
Main Methods:
- Systematic presentation of experiences from scanner contests and practical virtual microscopy implementation.
- Discussion of guideline implementation, validation study planning and evaluation.
- Focus on ensuring correct color calibration of slide scanners.
Main Results:
- The Digitale-Pathologie.de server offers self-monitoring and anonymous benchmarking.
- Experiences from scanner contests and practical use have been gathered.
- Support for applying the digital pathology guideline in practice is provided.
Conclusions:
- The Digitale-Pathologie.de server facilitates the practical application of the digital pathology guideline.
- It enables quick detection of setup errors and identification of optimal settings.
- It supports pathologists in quality assurance and the introduction of virtual microscopy.
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