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Goodbye, Microscope? New Digital Network Links Pathologists Across Europe

July 15, 2015
Pathologists have traditionally used microscopes to study tissue samples and help doctors pick the right diagnosis and chart the course of recovery. For the patient, pathology can make a difference between radical surgery and a more benign treatament. But for the pathologist, it can also be a real pain in the neck.
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Will Digital Pathology Retire the Microscope?

January 30, 2015
Digital technology is changing medicine, but many pathologists still use old-fashioned microscopes to ply their trade. They load them with tissue samples, analyze them through the eyepiece and dictate findings to a voice recognition system or an administrative assistant.
It can be a pain. “Every time I reach for a new slide, I have to take my eyes off the lens and check the forms for that case,” says Ian Cree, professor of pathology at Warwick Medical School in Coventry, UK. “You can get a sore neck from hours at the microscope.”
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