My guest today is Jon Odle from Pramana.
What we discuss with Jon:
- Overview of Pramana and its scanning technology
- Importance of QA/QC in digital pathology
- Challenges in scaling digital pathology, including labor costs
- The role of AI in digital pathology and its potential as a diagnostic aid
- The concept of Digital Pathology as a Service (DPAAS)
- Advantages of DPAAS, including cost-effectiveness and reduced labor
- The Mayo Clinic project to digitize 12 million slides
- Challenges faced during the Mayo project, including slide quality issues
- The importance of interoperability and standardization in digital pathology
- Future plans for Pramana
Links for this episode:
Inside the Digitization of Mayo Clinic's Tissue Registry Archive
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