Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native DICOM JPEG XL output
9 hours ago
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- Pathology is crucial for diagnosing diseases, especially cancer, through tissue sample examination.
- 70% of important medical decisions involve laboratory or pathology tests, highlighting the importance of digitally stored pathology images.
- Digital transformation in pathology requires scalable storage and computing resources for AI adoption.
- DICOM is the international standard for medical images, but digital pathology lacked an established DICOM standard initially.
- Philips announced the Pathology Scanner SGi, the first to offer native DICOM JPEG XL output, reducing file sizes by up to 50% while maintaining high image quality.
- Adoption of DICOM in pathology supports scalable, interoperable workflows, reduces infrastructure costs, and enables integration with AI tools.
- Philips' support for DICOM JPEG and JPEG XL aligns with trends toward centralized archiving, cross-modality diagnostics, and remote collaboration.