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Automation of a pathology laboratory - current developments
Hermann Herbst1,2, Kolja Pocha3,4
1Department of Pathology, Vivantes Hospitals Berlin, Berlin, Germany. hermann.herbst@vivantes.de.
Background:
Over the past 20 years, pathology laboratories have seen significant technical innovation to achieve greater standardization of processes and enhance occupational safety.
Methods:
Digital order entry and tracking systems designed specifically for histological applications facilitate and secure transportation and workflows, covering all aspects from clinical sampling, cassette printing, and automated processing and embedding to fully automated microtomy and slide printing as well as digitally supported archiving of blocks and slides.
Results And Conclusion:
These technologies are ideal for producing digital histological sections and offer promising solutions to replace time-consuming and error-prone manual steps, thus improving efficiency and accuracy in pathology workflows.
