Telemedicine and telepathology

Abstract

Telepathology is entering a golden era in which both the technology and the rationale for utilizing this technology are evolving. The following decade will see the introduction of national and international telepathology networks, founded on the principle of improving patient care and increasing cost-effectiveness. As telecommunications and imaging technology concurrently advance, newer generations of telepathology platforms will ultimately deliver performance that will be essentially indistinguishable from that of microscope-derived diagnoses.