Besides, the audio of the cassette will improve with the conversion to CD or mp3. For this purpose, the department has acquired a Leica Biosystems GT450, their most advanced high throughput scanner.įor further information on this initiative, please contact Kirk Foster, MD 40.At AV Conversion Services we can convert your audio cassettes and vinyl records to an mp3, CD disc, or WAV file, preserving and restoring their sound.
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In addition, the department is excited to begin using digital WSI for primary diagnosis including full integration with our laboratory information system. This allows the pathologist to visualize both cytology smears and kidney cores remotely both on campus and at regional medical centers. Implementation of digital pathology will also provide second opinion expertise when needed to our pathologists who are staffing remote locations, such as Kearney Regional Medical Center. The workflow for assessing adequacy of cytology specimens and kidney biopsies has also been improved by utilizing iPad technology in combination with an in-house designed microscope adaptor. With a scanner located in the main frozen room on campus, pathologists will be able to read frozen sections such as donor organ samples from home during non-business hours. Soon, remote frozen section interpretation will be further improved with the addition of Leica Biosystems CS2 WSI scanners. This allows the pathologist to remain on campus and improve overall workflow efficiency. Currently, our pathologists use remote live microscopy, using the Mikroscan system, for interpretation of frozen sections at both Bellevue Medical Center and Village Pointe.
We have begun a new phase in our diagnostic services by incorporating telepathology as a key component. These researchers also have access to an image analysis program located in the TSF if desired for quantitation, etc.ĭigital Pathology/Telepathology is enhancing Clinical Workflow Investigators studying animal models can submit glass slides of various organs for scanning and in turn receive WSI via a cloud based server. WSI has been used in our department for the creation of pathology resident teaching sets, as well as interdepartmental tumor board conferences.Ĭurrently, our department offers digital WSI services to UNMC researchers campus wide using a Leica Biosystems CS2 scanner located within our Tissue Science Facility (TSF). Digital pathology is a powerful educational tool that replaces the traditional standard methods of teaching and learning pathology. Medical students can log on and work through these virtual cases where and when they desire either on or off campus. This web based program allows educators to create clinical vignettes with associated attached radiographic, gross, and histopathology images. UNMC uses PathXL as part of the educational experience. Compared to glass slides the quality of the image can also be indefinitely maintained and the risk of breakage is eliminated.
Digital images are available to a large number of students with full access anywhere at any time. Microscopic WSI is integrated into pathology courses for medical students, residents and allied pathology schools (e.g., cytotechnology).
Virtual microscopy has replaced the use of optical microscopes in education. Learning is not confined to the classroom. These efforts include education, research, and emerging applications for clinical workflow.ĭigital Pathology has revolutionized teaching. Our department has been actively engaged in telepathology and digital whole slide imaging (WSI) efforts for the past several years.