Montalto Michael C
Clinical, Medical and Scientific Affairs, Omnyx, LLC, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, USA.
J Pathol Inform. 2016 Apr 11;7:18. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.180014. eCollection 2016.
This manuscript is an adaptation of the closing keynote presentation of the Digital Pathology Association Pathology Visions Conference 2015 in Boston, MA, USA. In this presentation, analogies are drawn between the adoption of whole slide imaging (WSI) and other mainstream digital technologies, including digital music and books. In doing so, it is revealed that the adoption of seemingly similar digital technologies does not follow the same adoption profiles and that understanding the unique aspects of value for each customer segment is critical. Finally, a call to action is given to academia and industry to study the value that WSI brings to the global healthcare community.
本手稿改编自2015年在美国马萨诸塞州波士顿举行的数字病理协会病理展望会议的闭幕主题演讲。在本次演讲中,作者对全切片成像(WSI)与其他主流数字技术(包括数字音乐和书籍)的采用情况进行了类比。通过这样做,揭示出看似相似的数字技术的采用情况并不遵循相同的采用模式,并且了解每个客户群体的独特价值方面至关重要。最后,呼吁学术界和行业研究WSI给全球医疗界带来的价值。