Say goodbye to the microscope

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center has recently begun using a special scanner to diagnose and interpret pathology specimens. The scanner enables very high-resolution digital diagnoses and allows physicians to connect remotely, from anywhere in the world, and interpret the specimen without having to use a microscope.

Every day, the Pathology Institute at Hillel Yaffe issues dozens to hundreds of slides (a small piece of glass on which very thin slices of tissue are mounted and upon which another, thinner piece of glass is placed), which are diagnosed under a microscope, in other words, interpreted by a pathologist, who views the specimen under a microscope, and all that entails.

Director of Hillel Yaffe’s Pathology Institute, Prof. Gabriel Groisman, said, “There is an ever-growing trend towards incorporating AI technology in various imaging exams. We also see this in pathology. In recent years, scanning technology has been developed and there are new models of improved and precise AI-based scanners that enable us to make a precise, rapid and more accessible pathology diagnosis and to diagnose a larger number of specimens than in the past.”

Deputy Director General of Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Dr. Dikla Dahan Shriki, added, “The scanner enables the medical staff to interpret the specimens with the assistance of a computer, from anywhere in the world, which makes the work more accessible and convenient than when a microscope is used. Additionally, the findings can be examined by presentation of several images at once, including easy comparison of previous specimens, and online consulting with others. Integration of AI in the system makes it possible, among other things, to improve identification and shorten waiting times for the results of the specimens.”

Prof. Groisman (on the left) presenting the new device at the Pathology Institute at Hillel Yaffe