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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Volume 153, Issue 2, Pages 198-209Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/AJCP/AQZ155
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Telepathology; Intraoperative consultation; Frozen section; Systematic review
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- Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) from the University of Pittsburgh [UL1 TR001857]
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Objective: To compare studies that used telepathology systems vs conventional microscopy for intraoperative consultation (frozen-section) diagnosis. Methods: A total of 56 telepathology studies with 13,996 cases in aggregate were identified through database searches. Results: The concordance of telepathology with the reference standard was generally excellent, with a weighted mean of 96.9%. In comparison, we identified seven studies using conventional intraoperative consultation that showed a weighted mean concordance of 98.3%. Evaluation of the risk of bias showed that most of these studies were low risk. Conclusions: Despite limitations such as variation in reporting and publication bias, this systematic review provides strong support for the safety of using telepathology for intraoperative consultations.
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