5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  Devika Gholap identified scanner and system costs, along with pathologists’ established microscope habits, as major barriers to digital pathology adoption.

• 2

  Gholap said residents and pathology students are increasingly trained with digital pathology and may accelerate adoption as they enter the workforce.

• 3

  She envisioned scanners analyzing slides as they are captured, enabling preliminary case categorization and triage before pathologists review them.

• 4

  Gholap described slide and image quality control as foundational, with algorithms able to flag inadequate scans and potential sample-preparation problems.

• 5

  She said broader adoption depends in part on lower technology costs and collaboration among industry, academia, and end users.