Nam Soojeong, Chong Yosep, Jung Chan Kwon, Kwak Tae-Yeong, Lee Ji Youl, Park Jihwan, Rho Mi Jung, Go Heounjeong
Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Department of Hospital Pathology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
J Pathol Transl Med. 2020 Mar;54(2):125-134. doi: 10.4132/jptm.2019.12.31. Epub 2020 Feb 13.
Digital pathology (DP) is no longer an unfamiliar term for pathologists, but it is still difficult for many pathologists to understand the engineering and mathematics concepts involved in DP. Computer-aided pathology (CAP) aids pathologists in diagnosis. However, some consider CAP a threat to the existence of pathologists and are skeptical of its clinical utility. Implementation of DP is very burdensome for pathologists because technical factors, impact on workflow, and information technology infrastructure must be considered. In this paper, various terms related to DP and computer-aided pathologic diagnosis are defined, current applications of DP are discussed, and various issues related to implementation of DP are outlined. The development of computer-aided pathologic diagnostic tools and their limitations are also discussed.
数字病理学（DP）对病理学家来说已不再是一个陌生的术语，但许多病理学家仍难以理解DP中涉及的工程学和数学概念。计算机辅助病理学（CAP）有助于病理学家进行诊断。然而，一些人认为CAP对病理学家的生存构成威胁，并对其临床实用性持怀疑态度。对病理学家来说，DP的实施非常繁琐，因为必须考虑技术因素、对工作流程的影响以及信息技术基础设施。本文定义了与DP和计算机辅助病理诊断相关的各种术语，讨论了DP的当前应用，并概述了与DP实施相关的各种问题。还讨论了计算机辅助病理诊断工具的发展及其局限性。
