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Digital Imaging in Pathology

Digital Imaging in Pathology. Bruce E. Dunn, M.D. Milwaukee VA Medical Center E-mail: Bruce.Dunn@med.va.gov. Digital Imaging in Pathology. Definition: Use of electronic images for diagnostic, support or educational purposes in anatomic or clinical pathology

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Digital Imaging in Pathology

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  1. Digital Imaging in Pathology Bruce E. Dunn, M.D. Milwaukee VA Medical Center E-mail: Bruce.Dunn@med.va.gov

  2. Digital Imaging in Pathology • Definition: Use of electronic images for diagnostic, support or educational purposes in anatomic or clinical pathology • Rationale: Images stored electronically can be stored, annotated and retrieved readily in a database or patient record more conveniently than can conventional photographs

  3. Telepathology • Definition: Use of digital images (static or dynamic) to provide diagnostic, support or educational services in anatomic or clinical pathology at a distance • Rationale: Provide access to a generalist or specialist pathologist (or technologist) not available on-site

  4. Digital Imaging System Images from www.bildanalys.se/tele.htm

  5. Description of previous slide • In a typical digital pathology system, a camera is attached to a microscope and static (still) images are taken • Images (with or without annotations) can be stored with text in a computerized database or directly in a patient record • Cases and images can be retrieved from the database or patient record as needed

  6. VistA Imaging System • VistA = Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture computerized patient record • VistA Imaging captures digital images (including pathology images), scanned documents, and other non-textual data files and makes them part of the patient’s electronic medical record

  7. VistA Imaging System • Image and text data are provided in an integrated manner that facilitates the clinician’s task of correlating the data and making patient care decisions in a timely and accurate way • VistA Imaging serves as a tool to aid communication and consultation among physicians – whether in the same department, different services, or at different sites

  8. Conclusions • Digital imaging involves storage of images in electronic format • Telepathology involves sending digital images for diagnostic or educational purposes • Digital images can be stored in the veteran computerized patient record through the VistA Imaging package

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