The Russian capital has become a pioneer in the use of digital pathomorphology for the diagnosis of oncological diseases. Now, Moscow doctors work with digital images of tissues, and the usual microscopes are a thing of the past.
We are probably the only metropolis in the world that no longer looks at glass under a microscope. All studies are now carried out in digital format: the glass is scanned, a high-resolution image is created, which is analyzed by doctors
Digital images allow specialists to compare current and past studies, track the dynamics of the disease, and create a data archive. This approach reduces the burden on doctors and creates the basis for the introduction of future digital diagnostic support tools. According to Rakova, a database of pathomorphological images is created daily in Moscow, which will become a resource for analytics and the development of artificial intelligence in medicine.
International experience shows that digital pathomorphology can speed up diagnostics and improve the accuracy of conclusions. In Europe and the USA, similar technologies are used in individual clinics, but no metropolis has yet completely abandoned microscopes. Moscow has introduced the system on a massive scale, which makes it unique in the global context.