Images are the soul of pathology.
Interpreting images, and communicating that interpretation, goes to the heart of pathology practice. Several years ago the Department of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center designed and implemented a department wide imaging system. All pathologists have display stations on their desks, and there are capture stations in all labs, cutting rooms and sign out areas. Images are stored centrally and can be made available on the World Wide Web. Readily available images have proven invaluable for clinical signout, education, research and consultation.