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. 2015 Feb 24:6:5.
doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.151889. eCollection 2015.

Summary of 2(nd) Nordic symposium on digital pathology

Claes Lundström  1 , Sten Thorstenson  2 , Marie Waltersson  3 , Anders Persson  3 , Darren Treanor  4
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Summary of 2(nd) Nordic symposium on digital pathology

Claes Lundström et al. J Pathol Inform. .

Abstract

Techniques for digital pathology are envisioned to provide great benefits in clinical practice, but experiences also show that solutions must be carefully crafted. The Nordic countries are far along the path toward the use of whole-slide imaging in clinical routine. The Nordic Symposium on Digital Pathology (NDP) was created to promote knowledge exchange in this area, between stakeholders in health care, industry, and academia. This article is a summary of the NDP 2014 symposium, including conclusions from a workshop on clinical adoption of digital pathology among the 144 attendees.

Keywords: Clinical adoption; digital pathology; image analysis; informatics; whole-slide imaging.

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Nordic Symposium on Digital Pathology attendees assembled for the keynote of Dr. Evans
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Role distribution of survey respondents
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Current use of digital pathology among survey respondents
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Predicted use of digital pathology at the end of 2016
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Foreseen impact of digitization with regards to pathologist's work
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Foreseen impact of digitization with regards to laboratory aspects
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Foreseen impact of digitization with regards to overall effects
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