Daniel D Rhoads, Nadia F Habib-Bein, Rahman S Hariri, Douglas J Hartman, Sara E Monaco, Andrew Lesniak, Jon Duboy, Mohamed El-Sayed Salama, Liron Pantanowitz
INTRODUCTION: Telemicrobiology is a growing component of clinical microbiology informatics. However, few studies have been performed to assess the diagnostic utility of telemicroscopy systems in evaluating infectious agents. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate multiple contemporary digital pathology platforms for use in diagnostic telemicrobiology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A mix of thirty cases that included viral, bacterial, fungal, and parasitological findings were evaluated by four experts using ×40 whole slide imaging (WSI) scans, ×83 oil-immersion WSI scans, ×100 oil-immersion WSI scans, digital photomicrographs, and glass slides...
2016: Journal of Pathology Informatics