Development of a national pathology training system using digital pathology and SNOMED-CT.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Digital pathology is an important resource in modern pathology education, with many examples of large databases of educational cases now available online. However, there remains a lack of standardization in retrieval and categorization of cases for training within and between institutions.

Methods

Over 1600 teaching terms applicable to histopathology were developed and mapped to corresponding SNOMED CT terms to create a large directory of teaching cases. This was then integrated as a pre-defined list into a clinical PACS system for a national digital pathology project covering multiple hospitals and pathology training programs.

Results

This resource allows easy allocation of teaching term labels to cases with educational value. A substantial catalog of ed

SUBMITTER: McGenity C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12273581 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature