Laboratory Computer Performance in a Digital Pathology Environment: Outcomes from a Single Institution.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In an effort to provide improved user experience and system reliability at a moderate cost, our department embarked on targeted upgrades of a total of 87 computers over a period of 3 years. Upgrades came in three forms: (i) replacement of the computer with newer architecture, (ii) replacement of the computer's hard drive with a solid-state drive (SSD), or (iii) replacement of the computer with newer architecture and a SSD.

Methods

We measured the impact of each form of upgrade on a set of pathology-relevant tasks that fell into three categories: standard use, whole-slide navigation, and whole-slide analysis. We used time to completion of a task as the primary variable of interest.

Results

We found that for most tasks, the SSD upgrade had a greater impact th

SUBMITTER: Zarella MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6298129 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature