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Philips announces digital pathology scanner with native DICOM JPEG XL output

7 hours ago
https://www.philips.com/a-w/about/news/archive/standard/news/articles/2025/philips-announces-digital-pathology-scanner-with-native-configurable-dicom-jpeg-and-jpeg-xl-output-in-world-first.html
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  • #DICOM
  • #Pathology
  • #DigitalTransformation
  • 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.
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