title: Overview of Telepathology.
abstract: Telepathology is the practice of remote pathology using telecommunication links to enable the electronic transmission of digital pathology images. Telepathology can be used for remotely rendering primary diagnoses, second opinion consultations, quality assurance, education, and research purposes. The use of telepathology for clinical patient care has been limited mostly to large academic institutions. Barriers that have limited its widespread use include prohibitive costs, legal and regulatory issues, technologic drawbacks, resistance from pathologists, and above all a lack of universal standards. This article provides an overview of telepathology technology and applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: nfarahan@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Navid
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Farahani
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Liron
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pantanowitz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D019114:Remote Consultation / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D012371:Robotics; D019113:Telepathology / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration
keywords: Digital imaging; Robotic; Static; Teleconsultation; Telemicroscopy; Telepathology; Virtual microscopy; Whole-slide imaging