A concept of diagnostic evaluation and assessment of cytological smear-slides that have been converted into digital images and uploaded online so as to be accessible remotely by cytopathologists.
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Mobile Health Applications and Cloud Computing in Cytopathology: Benefits and Potential
Stavros Archondakis (401 Military Hospital, Greece), Eleftherios Vavoulidis (Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece), Maria Nasioutziki (Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece), Ourania Oustampasidou (401 Military Hospital, Greece), Angelos Daniilidis (Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece), Anastasia Vatopoulou (Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece), Alexios Papanikolaou (Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece), and Konstantinos Dinas (Thessaloniki Medical School, Greece)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 38
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8021-8.ch008
Abstract
Modern cytopathology labs offer an outstanding portfolio of important testing services that must be of high quality and credibility. Over the last decade, clinical cytopathology was influenced by the wide implementation of computer sciences. Cytopathology labs wishing to achieve a seamless workflow process have successfully adopted automation and information management systems. Innovative information technologies, including e-health, constitute a valuable tool for interlaboratory collaboration and quality improvement. Cloud computing will enhance the opportunities in cytological data management and sharing. The authors present thorough research of mobile applications related to cytopathology and try to foresee applications that may benefit modern cytopathology. Also, the feasibility of such applications for inter-laboratory comparisons, proficiency testing, and diagnostic accuracy validation is examined. Finally, the role of mobile applications for providing and/or enhancing the laboratory capabilities through educational training and other research activities is investigated.