Department of Pathology, Singapore General Hospital.
Pathology. 2010;42(6):512-8. doi: 10.3109/00313025.2010.508787.
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 management of its accompanying information. Although it has been widely accepted in education and research, its implementation in diagnostic surgical pathology practice is not without challenges in workflow integration, technological infrastructure, pathologist acclimatisation, global standardisation for clinical practice, and cost issues, among others. Nonetheless, early adopters have harnessed its benefits in specific niches, like frozen section services and remote second opinion consultations. Its tremendous potential is worthy of further validation to compare with conventional glass slide evaluation, even while it is already paving the way for advancement into virtual three-dimensional imaging technology, with a glimpse into a possible future digital diagnostic pathology practice.
近年来，数字病理学在全球范围内受到了极大关注，它已经从配备摄像头显微镜的静态快照发展到了现代形式，包括对整个载玻片进行扫描，在计算机屏幕上评估组织学图像，并对其相关信息进行管理。尽管它在教育和研究中已被广泛接受，但在诊断外科病理学实践中的应用并非没有在工作流程整合、技术基础设施、病理学家适应、临床实践的全球标准化以及成本等方面的挑战。尽管如此，早期采用者已经在特定领域利用了其优势，例如冷冻切片服务和远程第二意见咨询。它具有巨大的潜力，值得进一步验证，以与传统的载玻片评估进行比较，即使它已经为推进虚拟三维成像技术铺平了道路，让我们对未来的数字诊断病理学实践有了一个初步的了解。
