A pilot study for the integration of cytometry reports in digital cytology telemedicine applications.
Up to date, tele-pathology in the three different forms of application, "dynamic", "static" and "virtual microscopy" has been mainly based on tele-hystology remote consulting. Today the diffusion of specialized WAN connections is guiding the research of new applications of tele-pathology. A specific analysis has been conducted, focused on digital cytology, in the biomedical laboratory of Sant'Andrea Hospital to investigate the technologies potentially useful to integrate in the LAN/WAN for telemedicine applications. Among the possible tools useful to be integrated in the LAN/WAN for telemedicine applications, the cytometry equipment available in the technical unity of cytometry has been considered important. The study finally provides a proposal for a tele-consulting architecture for the integration of cytometry reports both in the hospital LAN and the WAN for possible cooperative diagnosis and second opinion support.
Giansanti
Daniele
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Dipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. E-mail: daniele.giansanti@iss.it
Cerroni
Fabio
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Amodeo
Rachele
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Filoni
Marco
M
Giovagnoli
Maria Rosaria
MR
D019044:Image Cytometry; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019113:Telepathology / Q000379:methods*