Interdisciplinary telecommunication and expert teleconsultation in diagnostic pathology: present status and future prospects.

摘要: Telepathology can be performed in an active or a passive manner. There are two main types: interdisciplinary telepathology and expert teleconsultations. Interdisciplinary involves pathologist another specialist (e.g. radiologist endoscopist). It is mainly used manner (i.e. online realtime) has three purposes: to ensure correct tissue sampling, provide additional diagnostic information the pathologist, facilitate collaborative therapeutic decision making between clinician pathologist. Expert teleconsultations, typically pathologists, undertaken mode offline using store-and-forward techniques). The Internet often serves as platform for both types of application. Experience with rare at present usually limited partners local institution. efficiency accuracy teleconsultations have been demonstrated numerous studies. In future, application teleconsultation pathology will expand, communications medium. promising technique improve quality.