Ubiquitous Virtual Slide System of Korea

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Ubiquitous Virtual Slide System of Korea

• Woo Young Jang M.D.,M.S.
• Hallym University College of Medicine
• Hangang Sacred Heart Hospital
• Department Chief of Medical Informatics of Korean
  Society for Cytopathology

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Virtual Slide ?

• Powerful and useful tool for diagnosis
• education of pathology
• A good diagnostic tool substitute for
• light microscopy
• Wide visual field, fast search, easy focusing
• gives good environment for diagnosis
• Save warehouse space for store of paraffin
• slide blocks and glass slides

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Problem of Virtual Slide ?

• The hardware is too expensive to buy.
• It takes some time to scan the glass slides
• for making virtual slide.
• Senior staffs are not familiar with computer
• system for diagnosis.
• The size of data is very big for management.

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The Solution for Problem of Virtual Slide ?

• The hardware is too expensive to buy.
• Buy retail server at friendly company with
  discount price.
• Get free service of virtual slide machine
  from friendly company by negotiation.
• Only one set of system needed to solve the
  problem.

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The Solution for Problem of Virtual Slide ?

• It takes some time to scan the glass slides
• for making virtual slide.
• Use the multi slide tray run overnight
• processing. Multiple case
• Single case No problem (about 5minute)

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The Solution for Weak Point of Virtual Slide ?

• Senior staffs are not familiar with computer
• system for diagnosis.
• Pair up with Resident or Fellow.
• Resident or Fellow operate the system
• Senior staff presents the opinion.
• When they finish discussion reach
• agreement, the diagnosis is decided.

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The Solution for Weak Point of Virtual Slide ?

• The size of data is very big for management.
• Free compression software, High speed of
• internet line high performance computer
• system could make a relative small sized
• data file, large storage fast operation.
• Loading time of 1.27Gbyte sized file
  10second
• Compression ratio 13 to 120
• Size of storage up to 1Tbyte HDD

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Korean Society for Cytopathology

• Make a PARADIGM SHIFT
• Diagnostic tool - Light microscopy only
• - Old fashioned thinking
• - Combination use of Light microscope
• computer system are essential
• - Must make a Pathology Slide Database
• for Future academic commercial purpose

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The Advance for Ubiquitous Environment

• Giving some information experience
• about the virtual slide to the members.
• We link the virtual slide samples at our
• homepage.
• Easy WEB browsing via the Internet
• http//www.cytopathol.com
• http//www.digitalpathology.co.kr

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The Advance for Ubiquitous Environment

• Starting free browsing/downloading service
• of virtual slide at our New FTP server.
• Combined Cable/ Wireless Internet
• KT MEGAPASS/NESPOT/WIBRO
• Fixed IP/DNS Emulation software CODNS
• Free FTP software ALFTP
• Free Voice Chatting software SKYPE
• Free Anti-Virus/Spyware software ALYAC

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MEGAPASS/NESPOT/WIBRO
WIRELESS INTERNET USB TYPE
ACCESS POINT REPEATER
CABLE INTERNET
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CODNS
FIXED IP
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ALFTP
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SKYPE
Video/Voice Chatting
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ALYAC
Virus/Spyware Scanning Cleaning
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ImageScope Free Aperio Viewer
Download Files via FTP
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ImageScope Free Aperio Viewer
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ImageScope Free Aperio Viewer
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The Result of Effort

• Access of Data file at anytime and anywhere
• with ease via the internet
• - Office Cable or Access Point Repeater
  type
• - Outdoor Access Point Repeater or USB type
• Performance money saving
• - Select one of the viewers that depends on
• ones situation
• - About 158,538 was saved after web
• searching and negotiation
• - Actual Running Cost 507/year

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F U T U R E

• Prepare for era of IPV6.
• - Make more database files
• - Creating Fund for making software
• - Education of Virtual slide
• We will try continuous technical refinements for
  the more advanced expanded tasks.

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Thank you