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Published in Chapter:
Cytopathology and the Smartphone: An Update
Abraham Pouliakis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece), Effrosyni Karakitsou (University of Barcelona, Spain), and Niki Margari (Independent Researcher, Greece)
Copyright: © 2019
|Pages: 29
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8021-8.ch007
Abstract
Since George Papanicolaou proposed the famous test pap about 60 years ago, and due to heavy impact on cervical cancer reduction, cytopathology became a popular discipline, and in some countries, a medical specialty. The microscope is still the primary device in cytopathology laboratories; however, modalities for molecular tests and networks hosting laboratory information systems and imaging systems produce enormous data. Nowadays, competing mobile devices are integrated with the environment, always connected and always on the user side. Therefore, it is expected that applications for the mobile device targeting cytopathology would flourish. There is potential for applications to various activities of the laboratory including and not limited to training, reporting of results, diagnosis and consultation, management of the laboratory, whole slide imaging and still image capture, quality control and assurance, and numerous channels for interactions between patient-doctor or among medical specialists. The mobile device can enhance the cytopathology laboratory and offer numerous benefits.