Literature DB >> 11033460

Intra-hospital use of a telepathology system.

O Ongürü1, B Celasun.   

Abstract

Utilization of telepathology systems to cover distant geographical areas has increased recently. However, the potential usefulness of similar systems for closer distances does not seem to be widely appreciated. In this study, we present data on the use of a simple telepathology system connecting the pathology department and the intra-operative consultation room within the operating theaters of the hospital. Ninety-eight frozen section cases from a past period have been re-evaluated using a real-time setup. Forty-eight of the cases have been re-evaluated in the customary fashion; allowing both ends to communicate and cooperate freely. Fifty of the cases, however, were evaluated by the consultant while the operating room end behaved like a robot; moving the stage of the microscope, changing and focusing the objectives. The deferral rate was lower than the original frozen section evaluations. Overall, the sensitivity was 100%, specificity 98%, negative predictive value 96, 5% and positive predictive value 100%. No significant difference was found for the diagnostic performances between the cooperative and robotic simulation methods.Our results strengthen the belief that telepathology is a valuable tool in offering pathology services to remote areas. The far side of a hospital building can also be a remote area and a low cost system can be helpful for intraoperative consultations. Educational value of such a system is also commendable.

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Year:  2000        PMID: 11033460     DOI: 10.1007/bf03032373

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pathol Oncol Res        ISSN: 1219-4956            Impact factor:   3.201


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Authors:  K Kayser; G Kayser
Journal:  Anal Quant Cytol Histol       Date:  1999-08       Impact factor: 0.302

2.  Real-time diagnoses in telepathology.

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Journal:  Adv Clin Path       Date:  1998-04

3.  Image quality and acceptance of Telepathology.

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Journal:  Adv Clin Path       Date:  1998-10

4.  Telepathology comes of age in Norway.

Authors:  R S Weinstein
Journal:  Hum Pathol       Date:  1991-06       Impact factor: 3.466

5.  Diagnostic accuracy of a rural live video telepathology system.

Authors:  P W Callas; K O Leslie; A R Mattia; D L Weaver; D Cook; B Travis; D E Stanley; L A Rogers; S L Mount; T D Trainer; M A Zarka; R M Belding
Journal:  Am J Surg Pathol       Date:  1997-07       Impact factor: 6.394

6.  Telepathologic review: utility, diagnostic accuracy, and interobserver variability on a difficult case consultation service.

Authors:  S S Raab; R A Robinson; T E Snider; H L McDaniel; J D Sigman; C J Leigh; P A Thomas
Journal:  Mod Pathol       Date:  1997-06       Impact factor: 7.842

7.  Telepathology: a ten-year progress report.

Authors:  R S Weinstein; A K Bhattacharyya; A R Graham; J R Davis
Journal:  Hum Pathol       Date:  1997-01       Impact factor: 3.466

8.  Transcontinental consults in surgical pathology via the Internet.

Authors:  V Eusebi; L Foschini; S Erde; J Rosai
Journal:  Hum Pathol       Date:  1997-01       Impact factor: 3.466

9.  Dynamic-robotic telepathology: Department of Veterans Affairs feasibility study.

Authors:  B E Dunn; U A Almagro; H Choi; N K Sheth; J S Arnold; D L Recla; E A Krupinski; A R Graham; R S Weinstein
Journal:  Hum Pathol       Date:  1997-01       Impact factor: 3.466

10.  Telepathology with an integrated services digital network--a new tool for image transfer in surgical pathology: a preliminary report.

Authors:  M Oberholzer; H R Fischer; H Christen; S Gerber; M Brühlmann; M Mihatsch; M Famos; C Winkler; P Fehr; L Bächthold
Journal:  Hum Pathol       Date:  1993-10       Impact factor: 3.466

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1.  Systematic Review of the Use of Telepathology During Intraoperative Consultation.

Authors:  Robin L Dietz; Douglas J Hartman; Liron Pantanowitz
Journal:  Am J Clin Pathol       Date:  2020-01-02       Impact factor: 2.493

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