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Welcome listeners! We are proud to celebrate 10 years of providing brilliant workflows for pathology and we’re marking this special milestone with a podcast mini-series.

Elin Kindberg

Sectra, Global Product Manager, Pathology

Ep. 4: The current state of digital pathology

This episode of Sectra’s mini-series celebrates its 10-year anniversary in digital pathology, featuring discussions with Professor Anne Vincent-Salomon about the advancements in digital pathology, including AI integration and the evolution of Sectra’s “pathologist workspot.” The conversation highlights the transformative impact these technologies have had on diagnostic workflows at Institut Curie, emphasizing benefits such as improved efficiency, collaboration, and the adoption of innovative healthcare tools.

Please note, the views and opinions expressed by Prof. Anne Vincent-Salomon in this podcast are her own and represent her independent point of view.

Highlights

  • [01:20] Introduction of Prof Anne Vincent-Salomon 
  • [03:25] Implementing Sectra digital pathology at Institute Curie 
  • [05:43] Introducing “pathologist’s workspot” 
  • [06:36] Main benefits of going digital for Institut Curie 
  • [14:05] Having macro images available in the overall patient overview 
  • [17:55] Taking the leap to include both cytology and fluorescence 
  • [25:34] Introducing a PACS-driven workflow at Curie 
  • [36:45] Resident workflow at Institut Curie 
  • [42:22] Using the Sectra chat functionality 
  • [44:18] Use cases where AI has been introduced 
  • [47:37] The importance of having the AI tools well integrated in the enterprise imaging solution 
  • [50:00] The strengths of AI in pathology workflows 
  • [53:30] The reasons of high innovation level at Institut Curie 
  • [58:40] The team effort between customer and vendor leading to project success 

Digital pathology 10 years anniversary, episode 3/5

The path to full digital adoption

In Episode 3, we tackle one of the most critical milestones in the digital transformation journey—scaling up and achieving full digital adoption. 

Host Elin Abrahamsson is joined by Dr. Mustafa Yousif, MD Pathologist, Associate Chief Medical Information Officer, Assistant Professor of Pathology Informatics, and Director of Digital Pathology at the University of Michigan in, and Elin Kindberg, General Manager and Global product Manager for Digital Pathology at Sectra, to explore what it takes to go beyond initial implementation and truly embed digital workflows into pathology practice.

In this second episode of our special mini-series marking Sectra’s 10-year anniversary of digital pathology, we explore the early days of transitioning from analogue to digital workflows. Host Elin Abrahamsson is joined by two guests: Nikolas Stathonikos, Principal Investigator at UMC Utrecht, and Elin Kindberg, General Manager and Global Product Manager for Digital Pathology at Sectra.

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Digital pathology 10 years anniversary, episode 1/5: In this episode, Dr. Anna Bodén, MD, Consultant Pathologist at Linköping University Hospital, Claes Lundström, Sectra’s Research Director and adjunct professor at Linköping University, and Elin Abrahamsson, Global Product Marketing specialists reflects on the early days of digital pathology—and more.

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In this episode of Let’s Talk Enterprise Imaging, Dr. Rhidian Bramley, consultant radiologist at The Christie NHS Trust and clinical lead for Diagnostics, Digital, and Innovation with the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, shares insights on Greater Manchester’s path to implementing AI in chest x-ray imaging.

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How do leading institutions bring innovative genomics solutions from concept to reality? Dr. Salvatore Priore, Assistant Professor at Penn Medicine, and Fredrik Lysholm, General Manager of Genomics IT at Sectra, discuss co-developing and implementing a cutting-edge genomics solution. Learn how this collaboration advances …

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What is the real value of standardizing the data format and utilizing structured fields? Dr. Tobias Heye, Radiologist at University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, together with Jonatan Ekström, Global Product Manager at Sectra, discuss how radiology reports …

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Dr. Gloria Hwang, Clinical Professor of Radiology at Stanford University, shares valuable insights into Stanford’s remote reading program, emphasizing the role of a high-performing PACS and innovative tools in seamlessly connecting radiologists and …

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Transitioning from whole slide to digital pathology isn’t just a shift—it’s a true evolution. In this episode, we talk to Derek Holzhauser, CIO, and Zoe Vayanos, Manager of Operations at The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality Assurance Programs, about …

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How can genomics and diagnostic imaging come together to revolutionize integrated diagnostics? Fredrik Lysholm, General Manager of Genomics IT at Sectra, and Dr. Prabhu Arumugam, Director of Clinical Data and Imaging at Genomics England, …

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In the world of healthcare, security is paramount. Douglas Wallgren, Solutions Architect at Sectra, explains how Sectra One Cloud combines Sectra’s software and services with Microsoft Azure…

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With cloud adoption comes change, but with the right vendor, change also brings opportunity. Bill Russell of This Week Health talks with Stacie Barnard of the University of Rochester Medical Center about…

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Steve Holloway, Company Director & Principal Analyst at Signify Research, Nynke Breimer, Global Product Manager, AI Radiology at Sectra, and Dr. Benjamin Fine, Radiologist and Clinician Scientist at Trillium Health Partners discuss…

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“Made for you” is at the heart of everything Sectra does. Traci DeForge hosts a discussion about the importance of customer-centric software development with Sectra’s Fredrik Hall, Head of Product Applications, and Olof Göranson, Senior User Experience Designer…

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What is essential to keep up with rising imaging volumes in radiology? Amy Thompson of Signify Research leads a discussion with radiologists from the University of Michigan, the NHS Foundation Trust, and Maastricht University Medical Center about the importance of…

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