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EDITORIAL
Virtual microscopy
Virtual microscopy
1 Institute of Medical Technology, University and University Hospital of Tampere, 33014 Tampere, Finland
2 Biomedical Informatics Group, Department of Oncology, University of Helsinki, FIN-00290 Helsinki, Finland
Correspondence to:
Correspondence to:
Dr M Lundin
Biomedical Informatics Group, University of Helsinki, HUCH Clinical Research Institute, PO Box 105, FIN-00290 Helsinki, Finland; mikael.lundin@helsinki.fi
Applications in diagnostic pathology
Keywords: Virtual microscopy; diagnostic pathology; applications
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In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Pathology, we describe an atlas of breast histopathology, implemented with web based virtual microscopy.1 The article highlights the advantages of virtual microscopy compared with traditional methods for producing educational material in histopathology. The described slide scanning and viewing technology will also enable novel applications, such as large scale quality assurance programmes, virtual slide seminars, and virtual slides as supplements to scientific publications. In this editorial, we describe current and future applications of virtual microscopy, and we discuss how the technology could be refined to allow even further applications in diagnostic pathology.
"Virtual slides archived on a network server can be individually controlled and viewed by a large number of simultaneous users"
The terms "virtual microscopy" and "telepathology" are often confused. Dynamic telepathology refers to remote robotic operation of a motorised microscope and real time transmission of the video image.2
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