Rocky road to digital diagnostics: implementation issues and exhilarating experiences. Issue 7 (28th September 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Stathonikos, Nikolaos; Nguyen, Tri Q; van Diest, Paul J
• Is Part Of: Journal of clinical pathology. Volume 74:Issue 7(2021)
• Page Start: 415
• Page End: 420
• Publication Date: 2020-09-28
• Subjects: pathology department -- hospital -- image processing -- computer-assisted -- computer systems -- medical informatics computing -- quality assurance -- health care; Pathology -- Periodicals; Pathology, Molecular -- Periodicals; 616.0705
• DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206715
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-9746

Abstract

Abstract : Since 2007, we have gradually been building up infrastructure for digital pathology, starting with a whole slide scanner park to build up a digital archive to streamline doing multidisciplinary meetings, student teaching and research, culminating in a full digital diagnostic workflow where we are currently integrating artificial intelligence algorithms. In this paper, we highlight the different steps in this process towards digital diagnostics, which was at times a rocky road with definitely issues in implementation, but eventually an exciting new way to practice pathology in a more modern and efficient way where patient safety has clearly gone up.