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Current Status of Whole-Slide Imaging in Education

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Conventional light microscopy (CLM) has classically been the
                basic tool to teach histology and pathology. In recent years,
                whole-slide imaging (WSI), which consists of generating a
                high-magnification digital image of an entire histological glass
                slide, has emerged as a useful alternative to CLM offering a
                myriad of opportunities for education. Navigation through the
                digitized slides closely simulates viewing glass slides with a
                microscope and is also referred to as virtual microscopy. WSI
                has many advantages for education. Students feel more
                comfortable with its use, and it can be used in any classroom as
                it only requires a computer with Internet access and it allows
                remote access from anywhere and from any device. WSI can be used
                simultaneously by a large number of people, stimulating
                cooperation between students and improving the interaction with
                the teachers. It allows making marks and annotations on specific
                fields, which enable specific directed questions to the teacher.
                Finally, WSI supports are cost-effective compared with CLM.
                Consequently, WSI has begun to replace CLM in many institutions.
                WSI has shown to be an extremely useful tool for undergraduate
                education (medical, dental and veterinary schools), for the
                training of residents of pathology, tele-education and in tumor
                boards.

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Versió postprint del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000442391

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Current Status of Whole-Slide Imaging in Education