How tablet technology is going to change cooperative diagnosis in the cytology e-laboratory

摘要

Digital cytology is a field of digital pathology that, through the integration of suitably designed information and communications technologies and medical knowledge, allows the investigation of cellular morphological alterations directly in a digital image called a virtual slide or e-slide in a cytology e-laboratory. The e-slides are the product of a digitalization workflow produced by means of a heterogeneous process through the use of dedicated scanners starring from a standard microscope slide. To date, cooperative diagnosis is obtained using a multiple-head microscope. This system is based on a microscope connected to several binocular visors by means of optical bridges.