Using Computerized Workflow Simulations to Assess the Feasibility of Whole Slide Imaging Full Adoption in a High-Volume Histology Laboratory

Abstract

Background: Whole slide Imaging (WSI) has been touted by many as the future of pathology, with estimates of full adoption occurring sometime in the next 5 to 15 years. While WSI devices have become increasingly capable since their inception, there has been little consideration of how WSI will be implemented and subsequently affect the workflow of high volume histology laboratories.