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Digital Pathology

Loyola’s Department of Pathology introduced its Digital Pathology Laboratory in 2013. In the new lab, anatomical pathology slides are scanned to provide high-resolution digital histology images. Loyola pathologists are now working with clinicians and researchers in other medical departments to provide images that improve medical care and enhance tumor board presentations, research projects and publications. The new technology also enables the emerging practice of telepathology, with sharing and viewing of histological images at locations outside the hospital and a streamlined ability to consult experts at external sites. Furthermore, the department’s ever-increasing digital collection of slide images representing a wide range of pathological conditions will enhance fellow, resident and medical student teaching and training and create new opportunities for research.

Loyola’s pathology department is excited to be at the cutting edge of this new technology and feel it will play a significant role in the future of the field.

Dariusz Borys, MD
Professor and Director of Digital Pathology