Digital Pathology

Digital pathology is a subfield of pathology which concerns data management based on digital specimen slides. Digital pathology makes use of virtual microscopy through computer-based technologies.

Digital pathology is a computer-enabled image-based information environment that enables the administration of data produced from a digital slide. In recent years, the area of digital pathology and assessment of digital whole slide images (WSI) has grown exponentially.

Digital pathology overcomes the following constraints of conventional pathology workflows: Digitize labor processes – Many of the daily delays in conventional laboratories are logistical in nature. Labs may benefit from digitalization by improving organization, streamlining procedures, increasing caseloads, and decreasing turnaround time.

The market for digital pathology is divided by type, product, application, and end-user. The digital pathology market is divided according to product type into scanners, software, communication systems, and storage systems. Further sub-categories include brightfield scanners, fluorescence scanners, and others.