Mariana Alves Costa
Department of Pathology, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Camila Rocha Ferreira
Laboratory Medicine Unit, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil
ABSTRACT
Telepathology is the practice of pathology from a distance, sending macroscopic and microscopic images over telecommunication networks for remote interpretation (telediagnosis), second opinions or consultations (teleconsultation), and educational purposes. The actual material is physically isolated from a remote consultant (telepathologist), who will interpret a representative image of it. The digital or analogue image is shown on a computer monitor or mobile phone screen. Access to the Internet or other broadband telecommunications networks is ubiquitous, allowing for nearly global picture sharing. As a result, telepathology has been used to help an expanding number of laboratories worldwide provide pathology services by enabling them to contact professionals easily. SPSS software was utilised to conduct primary data analysis in the investigation. The descriptive statistical analysis includes a correlation coefficient analysis, a chi-square, and a parameter analysis. In Brazil, telepathology, in collaboration with AI technology in tumor analysis, raises many challenges related to moral and monitoring attention. Brazil law no. 2,264/2019, monitor the telepathology use. It is important to secure the confidentiality and safety of individual data. It is also crucial to acknowledge the agreement for application of telepathology. Additionally, the rules of corporations dealing with telepathology plus AI must be in accordance with the General Data Protection Law. Thus, telepathology is the advanced technology that needs to be used in each pathology lab to get accurate, advanced and secure information and personalized treatment to improve the healthcare sector worldwide. Telepathology has even been used to increase the efficiency of pathology services between institutions less than a mile apart. With pathology's increasing subspecialization, using telepathology to contact subspecialists (such as neuropathologists) has proven extremely beneficial. Conversely, telepathology is not limited to diagnostic work; it may also be used for quality assurance education and research.
Keywords: Telepathology (TP), Diagnostic Efficiency (DE), Remote (RR), Telecommunications (TC).
