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Volume 8 Journal of Clinical & Experimental Pathology Pathology Summit 2018
July 02-03, 2018
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Effectiveness and pitfalls of robotic telepathology in diagnostic confirmation and intraoperative
consultation
F rozen Section (FS) diagnosis has been used as an important factor in intraoperative decision making. FS are more difficult
to interpret than examination of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections. Nevertheless, FS is regarded as an accurate
means of diagnosis during surgery and often has a significant influence on the surgical operation being performed. Robotic
telepathology is the practice of digitizing histological or macroscopic images for transmission along telecommunication
pathways for diagnosis, consultation, or continuing medical education. In dynamic telepathology, the consultant examines
a slide remotely with a robotic microscope that allows him or her to select different fields and magnification powers. Static
telepathology relies upon images sent by the referring pathologist. Because the field selection is accomplished by the consultant,
the information that he or she obtains is the same as he or she would obtain at the microscope in person. One of the most
promising applications of telepathology is intraoperative consultation to be allowed with pathology support located elsewhere,
allowing surgeries requiring an intraoperative histopathological diagnosis without a pathologist on site, thereby preventing
medical errors, reducing costs and increasing quality. Also to submit histological slides to a remote pathologist requires packing
and postage expenses. Additionally, increasing documentation between countries is necessary to ensure the lack of pathological
risk associated with the submitted material which can be avoided by telepathology and also it can reduce the travel time of the
pathologist, which is expensive, nonproductive professional time. Hence, the provision of pathologic care using telepathology
for routine, emergent and FS diagnosis can support primary and second-opinion pathology diagnosis throughout the world.
Biography
Anshoo Agarwal is currently working as Professor and In-charge of Pathology Department (female campus), Northern Border University, Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. She had been Discipline Coordinator, Pathology Department in University Technology MARA, Malaysia. She is a Member of many associations like
Indian Association of Pathology and Microbiology, International Academy Pathology, Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Emirates Medical
Association Pathology Society, International Economics Development Research Center, etc. She has more than 100 publications, an Editorial Member of three
journals and is a Reviewer in many journals.
Anshoo Agarwal
Northern Border University, KSA
Anshoo Agarwal, J Clin Exp Pathol 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0681-C2-047