Griffin Jon, Treanor Darren
Sheffield NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK.
Histopathology. 2017 Jan;70(1):134-145. doi: 10.1111/his.12993.
Whole slide imaging is being used increasingly in research applications and in frozen section, consultation and external quality assurance practice. Digital pathology, when integrated with other digital tools such as barcoding, specimen tracking and digital dictation, can be integrated into the histopathology workflow, from specimen accession to report sign-out. These elements can bring about improvements in the safety, quality and efficiency of a histopathology department. The present paper reviews the evidence for these benefits. We then discuss the challenges of implementing a fully digital pathology workflow, including the regulatory environment, validation of whole slide imaging and the evidence for the design of a digital pathology workstation.
全切片成像在研究应用、冰冻切片、会诊及外部质量保证实践中越来越多地被使用。数字病理学与条形码、标本追踪和数字听写等其他数字工具整合后，可融入组织病理学工作流程，从标本登记到报告签发。这些要素可提高组织病理学科室的安全性、质量和效率。本文综述了这些益处的相关证据。然后我们讨论实施全数字病理学工作流程所面临的挑战，包括监管环境、全切片成像的验证以及数字病理学工作站设计的依据。
