Idoate Miguel A, García-Rojo Marcial
Clin Neuropathol. 2016 Mar-Apr;35(2):53-7. doi: 10.5414/NP300899.
Digital technology is progressively changing our vision of the practice of neuropathology. There are a number of facts that support the introduction of digital neuropathology. With the development of wholeslide imaging (WSI) systems the difficulties involved in implementing a neuropathology network have been solved. A relevant difficulty has been image standardization, but an open digital image communication protocol defined by the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard is already a reality. The neuropathology network should be established in Europe because it is the expected geographic context for relationships among European neuropathologists. There are several limitations in the implementation of a digital neuropathology consultancy network such as financial support, operational costs, legal issues, and technical assistance of clients. All of these items have been considered and should be solved before implementing the proposal. Finally, the authors conclude that a European digital neuropathology network should be created for patients' benefit.
数字技术正在逐步改变我们对神经病理学实践的看法。有许多事实支持引入数字神经病理学。随着全切片成像（WSI）系统的发展，实施神经病理学网络所涉及的困难已得到解决。一个相关的难题是图像标准化，但由医学数字成像和通信（DICOM）标准定义的开放数字图像通信协议已经成为现实。欧洲应该建立神经病理学网络，因为这是欧洲神经病理学家之间建立关系的理想地理环境。实施数字神经病理学咨询网络存在一些限制，如资金支持、运营成本、法律问题以及客户的技术援助。在实施该提议之前，所有这些问题都已得到考虑并应加以解决。最后，作者得出结论，为了患者的利益，应该创建一个欧洲数字神经病理学网络。
