Logo 9th European Congress on Telepathology - 3rd International Congress on Virtual Microscopy
May, 15th to 17th 2008 Toledo, Spain
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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Friday, May 16th, 2008.

08:30-10:30 PERSPECTIVES IN VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY . Room 1

  Vincenzo Della Mea (Italy) Chairpersons: Vincenzo Della Mea (Italy), Klaus Dietmar Kunze (Germany) Klaus Dietmar Kunze (Germany)
    EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROJECTS  
  Video - Marcial García Rojo COST Action IC0604: Eurotelepath (Telepathology network in Europe)
Marcial García Rojo
Department of Pathology, Hospital General de Ciudad Real, Spain.
Abstract - Marcial García Rojo - COST Action IC0604: Eurotelepath (Telepathology network in Europe)

Slides - Marcial García Rojo - COST Action IC0604: Eurotelepath (Telepathology network in Europe)

Video. European Research Projects - Marcial García Rojo - COST Action IC0604: Eurotelepath (Telepathology network in Europe)
  Video - Luis Gonçalves Next meeting of the COST Action IC0604 Eurotelepath: Evora, Oct 2008
Luis Gonçalves
Department of Pathology, Hospital de Évora, Portugal.
Slides - Luis Gonçalves - Next meeting of the COST Action IC0604 Eurotelepath: Evora, Oct 2008

Video. European Research Projects - Luis Gonçalves - Next meeting of the COST Action IC0604 Eurotelepath: Evora, Oct 2008
  Video - Béla Molnár KEYNOTE LECTURE 7
Digitalisation of routine histology laboratory processes: sign-out, immunohistochemistry, education
Béla Molnár1, Renata Kis2, Laszlo Fonyad3, Tibor Krenacs2, Laszlo Gerely2, Viktor Varga1, Levente Ficsor1, Andras Matolcsy3
1 2nd Deptartment of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary; 2 3DHISTECH Ltd., Budapest, Hungary; 3 Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Abstract - Béla Molnár - Presenter: Digitalisation of routine histology laboratory processes: sign-out, immunohistochemistry, education

Slides - Béla Molnár - Presenter: Digitalisation of routine histology laboratory processes: sign-out, immunohistochemistry, education

Video - KeyNote Lecture 7 - Béla Molnár - Presenter: Digitalisation of routine histology laboratory processes: sign-out, immunohistochemistry, education
    SCIENTIFIC SESSION 4  
  Video - Klaus Kayser Computational pathology: from telepathology to e-learning and diagnostic support in virtual microscopy
Klaus Kayser1, Jürgen Görtler2, Ekkehard Vollmer3, Dominik Radziszowski4, Gian Kayser5
1 UICC-TPCC, Institute of Pathology, Charite, Berlin, Germany.
2 IBM, DeepComputing.
3 Institute of Pathology, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany.
4 AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
5 Institute of Pathology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Abstract - Klaus Kayser - Computational pathology: from telepathology to e-learning and diagnostic support in virtual microscopy

Slides - Klaus Kayser - Computational pathology: from telepathology to e-learning and diagnostic support in virtual microscopy

Video - Perspectives in Virtual Microscopy - Klaus Kayser - Computational pathology: from telepathology to e-learning and diagnostic support in virtual microscopy
  Video - Josef Feit Virtual microscope interface to high resolution histological images
Josef Feit1, Luděk Matyska2, Vladimír Ulman2, Lukáš Hejtmánek2, Hana Jedličková3, Marta Ježová1, Mojmír Moulis1, Věra Feitová4
1 Institute of Pathology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
2 Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
3 Dept. of Dermatovenerology, St. Anna Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
4 Dept. of Radiology, St. Anna Hospital, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
Abstract - Josef Feit - Virtual microscope interface to high resolution histological images


Video - Josef Feit - Perspectives in Virtual Microscopy - Virtual microscope interface to high resolution histological images

Proceedings Diagnostic Pathology - BioMed Central
  Video - Jorma Isola High-throughput virtual slide scanning of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
Jorma Isola, Mikael Lundin, Johan Lundin, Juho Konsti, Vilppu J. Tuominen
Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Finland.
Abstract - Jorma Isola - High-throughput virtual slide scanning of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Slides - Jorma Isola - High-throughput virtual slide scanning of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)

Video - Jorma Isola - Perspectives in Virtual Microscopy - High-throughput virtual slide scanning of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)
  Video - Viktor Sebestyén Varga Speed improvement of automated fluorescent digital slide scanning
Viktor Sebestyén Varga1, Levente Ficsor1, Barnabás Galamb2, Viktor Kamarás2, Béla Molnár1, Zsolt Tulassay1
1 2nd Deptartment of Internal Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
2 3DHISTECH Ltd. Budapest, Hungary.
Abstract - Viktor Sebestyén Varga - Speed improvement of automated fluorescent digital slide scanning

Slides - Viktor Sebestyén Varga - Speed improvement of automated fluorescent digital slide scanning

Video - Viktor Sebestyén Varga - Perspectives in Virtual Microscopy - Speed improvement of automated fluorescent digital slide scanning

 

09:00-12:00 INTEGRATING HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE (IHE) SHORT TRAINING COURSE. Room 2

The IHE Pathology Technical Framework: Introducing informatics standards in Pathology. Abstract - The IHE Pathology Technical Framework: Introducing informatics standards in Pathology Download summary.

  Lecturer: Christel Daniel Lecturers: Christel Daniel1, Thomas Schrader2
1 DIH-Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou- APHP. INSERM UMRS. Paris. France
2 Department of Pathology, University Hospital Berlin – Charite. Berlin. Germany.
 
Lecturer: Thomas Schrader
       
  09.00 – 09.10 Welcome
Christel Daniel, Thomas Schrader
 
  09.10 – 10.30 Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) & Pathology – General Aspects & Standards
Christel Daniel
 
  10.30 – 10.50 Break  
  10.50 – 11.10 Integration Profiles
Thomas Schrader
 
  11.10 – 11.50 Transactions
Christel Daniel, Thomas Schrader
 
  11.50 – 12.00 Conclusion & Summary
Christel Daniel, Thomas Schrader
 


10:30-10:50 Coffee break

10:50-12:30 QUALITY ASSURANCE IN TELEPATHOLOGY. Room 1

  José Ernesto Moro Rodríguez (Spain) Chairpersons: José Ernesto Moro Rodríguez (Spain), Yrjö Collan (Finland)
 
Yrjö Collan (Finland)
       
  Klaus Kayser KEYNOTE LECTURE 8
How to measure image quality in tissue-based diagnosis (diagnostic surgical pathology)
Klaus Kayser1, Jürgen Görtler2, Konradin Metze3, Torsten Goldmann4, Ekkehard Vollmer4, Masoud Mireskandari5, Zdravko Kosjerina7, Gian Kayser7
1 Department of Pathology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; 2 IBM, Brussels; 3 University Campinas, Brazil; 4 Research Center Borstel. Borstel, Germany; 5 University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; 6 University Novi Sad, Serbia; 7 University Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract - Klaus Kayser - How to measure image quality in tissue-based diagnosis (diagnostic surgical pathology)

Slides - Klaus Kayser - How to measure image quality in tissue-based diagnosis (diagnostic surgical pathology)

Video - KeyNote Lecture 8 - Klaus Kayser - How to measure image quality in tissue-based diagnosis (diagnostic surgical pathology)


Proceedings Diagnostic Pathology - BioMed Central
    SCIENTIFIC SESSION 5  
  Yukako Yagi Video A relationship between slide quality and image quality in whole slide imaging (WSI)
Yukako Yagi, John R. Gilbertson
Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Abstract - Yukako Yagi - A relationship between slide quality and image quality in whole slide imaging (WSI)

Video - Quality Assurance in Telepathology - Yukako Yagi  - A relationship between slide quality and image quality in whole slide imaging (WSI)

Proceedings Diagnostic Pathology - BioMed Central
  Video - Slawomir Walkowski Search for possibility to use wavelet transform in virtual slides quality evaluation
Slawomir Walkowski, Janusz Szymas
Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Medical Sciences. Poznan. Poland.
Abstract - Slawomir Walkowski - Search for possibility to use wavelet transform in virtual slides quality evaluation

Video. Quality Assurance in Telepathology. Slawomir Walkowski - Search for possibility to use wavelet transform in virtual slides quality evaluation
  Video - Ole Eichhorn Image quality improvement algorithm for digital histology slides
Ole Eichhorn, Cynthia Perz
Aperio Technologies, Inc. Vista, CA, USA.
Abstract - Ole Eichhorn - Image quality improvement algorithm for digital histology slides

Video - Quality Assurance in Telepathoplogy - Ole Eichhorn - Image quality improvement algorithm for digital histology slides
    PRACTICAL SESSION  
  Video - Clóvis Klock Web conferencing systems: Skype and MSN in telepathology
Clóvis Klock
Hospital Sta. Teresinha. Erechim. Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Abstract - Clóvis Klock - Web conferencing systems: Skype and MSN in telepathology

Video. Practical session. Clóvis Klock - Web conferencing systems: Skype and MSN in telepathology

Proceedings Diagnostic Pathology - BioMed Central



12:00-13:00 TELEPATHOLOGY NETWORK IN EUROPE. Room 2

  Lecturer: Christel Daniel Chairpersons: Christel Daniel (France), Marcial García Rojo (Spain)
 
Chairperson: Marcial García Rojo
       
  Lecturer: Christel Daniel COST Action IC0604 (Eurotelepath) Working Group 2 (Medical Informatics Standards in Pathology) business meeting
Christel Daniel
DIH-Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou- APHP. INSERM UMRS. Paris. France
Abstract - Christel Daniel - COST Action IC0604 (Eurotelepath) Working Group 2 (Medical Informatics Standards in Pathology) business meeting

Slides - Christel Daniel - COST Action IC0604 (Eurotelepath) Working Group 2 (Medical Informatics Standards in Pathology) business meeting


13:00-14:00 Lunch



14:00-16:30 PROCESS OPTIMIZATION IN PATHOLOGY. Room 1

  Bruce H Williams (USA) Chairpersons: Bruce H Williams (USA), Thomas Schrader (Germany)
 
Thomas Schrader (Germany)
  Video - John R. Gilbertson KEYNOTE LECTURE 9
Histology, imaging and new diagnostic workflows in Pathology
John R. Gilbertson, Yukako Yagi
Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Abstract - John R. Gilbertson - Open source solutions in public health services

Slides - John R. Gilbertson -Open source solutions in public health services

Video. KeyNote Lecture 9. John R. Gilbertson


Proceedings Diagnostic Pathology - BioMed Central
    SCIENTIFIC SESSION 6  
  Video - Ichiro Mori Issues for application of virtual microscopy to cytoscreening, perspectives based on questionnaire to Japanese cytotechnologists
Ichiro Mori1, Osamu Nunobiki2, Takashi Ozaki1, Emiko Taniguchi1, Kennichi Kakudo1
1 Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University. Japan; 2 Faculty of Health Sciences, Kobe Tokiwa University. Nagataku, Kobe, Japan.
Abstract - Ichiro Mori - Issues for application of virtual microscopy to cytoscreening, perspectives based on questionnaire to Japanese cytotechnologists

Video - Process optimization in Pathoogy - Ichiro Mori - Issues for application of virtual microscopy to cytoscreening, perspectives based on questionnaire to Japanese cytotechnologists


Proceedings Diagnostic Pathology - BioMed Central
  Video - Ikuo Tofukuji A study on the establishment of pathological diagnostic processes and their quantitative analysis
Ikuo Tofukuji1, Yasunari Tsuchihashi2
1 Takasaki University of Health and Welfare. Japan; 2 Luis Pasteur Center for Medical Research, Kyoto, Japan.
Abstract - Ikuo Tofukuji - A study on the establishment of pathological diagnostic processes and their quantitative analysis

Slides - Ikuo Tofukuji - A study on the establishment of pathological diagnostic processes and their quantitative analysis

Video. Ikuo Tofukuji - Process optimization in Pathology - A study on the establishment of pathological diagnostic processes and their quantitative analysis
  Video - Brian McClintock / Ole Eichhorn Experience the benefits of a digital environment: Digital Pathology is here
Brian McClintock and Ole Eichhorn
Aperio Technologies, Inc. Vista, CA, USA.
Abstract - Brian McClintock and Ole Eichhorn - Experience the benefits of a digital environment: Digital Pathology is here

Video. Brian McClintock and Ole Eichhorn - Process optimization in Pathology - Experience the benefits of a digital environment: Digital Pathology is here

 

14:00-16:30 SNOMED-CT ON LINE SESSION. Room 2

SNOMED CT and Structured Reporting Abstract - SNOMED CT on line session - SNOMED CT and Structured Reporting Download speakers' profile

    Welcome
Chair: Arvydas Laurinavicius, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, National Centre of Pathology. Professor, Dept Pathol, Forensic Med & Pharmacol, Vilnius University. Vilnius, Lithuania
 
    An Introduction to SNOMED CT
John Kilbourne, MD,
Manager of Education within the Professional Services Department for SNOMED Terminology Solutions (STS)
Slides - John Kilbourne - An Introduction to SNOMED CT
    SNOMED CT and Structured Reporting
Richard Lawrence Moldwin, MD, PhD
Terminology Manager, Hematology, Oncology, Pediatrics and Immunology
Slides - Richard Lawrence Moldwin - SNOMED CT and Structured Reporting
    Discussion and closing  


16:30-17:00 Coffee break. POSTER SESSION DISCUSSION. EXHIBITION AREA



13:30-14:00 HEALTH INFORMATICS STANDARDS IN PATHOLOGY. Room 1

  Chairpersons: Christel Daniel (France), John R. Gilbertson (USA) Chairpersons: Christel Daniel (France), John R. Gilbertson (USA)
 
 
    SPECIAL SESSION  
  Video - Vilppu J. Tuominen Virtual slide imaging with JPEG2000 and JPIP network protocol. A software package demonstrating the utility of JPEG2000 and JPIP as an efficient means of using virtual slides in DICOM
Vilppu J. Tuominen, Jorma Isola
Institute of Medical Technology, University of Tampere, Finland.
 
Abstract - Vilppu J. Tuominen - Virtual slide imaging with JPEG2000 and JPIP network protocol. A software package demonstrating the utility of JPEG2000 and JPIP as an efficient means of using virtual slides in DICOM

Video - Vilppu J. Tuominen - Health Informatics Standards in Pathology - Virtual slide imaging with JPEG2000 and JPIP network protocol. A software package demonstrating the utility of JPEG2000 and JPIP as an efficient means of using virtual slides in DICOM
  Video - Bruce Beckwith Standards for digital images in pathology
Bruce A. Beckwith
Department of Pathology. North Shore Medical Center. Salem, MA, USA.
Abstract - Bruce A. Beckwith - Standards for digital images in pathology

Slides - Bruce A. Beckwith - Standards for digital images in pathology

Video - Bruce A. Beckwith - Standards for digital images in pathology


17:00-17:30 MEETING OF INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TELEPATHOLOGY. Room 2



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9th European Congress on Telepathology and 3rd International Congress on Virtual Microscopy