Imaging file management to support international telepathology
Background: Telepathology practice across international borders has become increasingly popular. Our telepathology consultation service with a laboratory in China was hampered by latency issues when viewing whole slide images. Objective: The aim was to explore data transfer solutions to improve the...
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| author | Liron Pantanowitz Jeffrey McHugh William Cable Chengquan Zhao Anil V Parwani |
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| description | Background: Telepathology practice across international borders has become increasingly popular. Our telepathology consultation service with a laboratory in China was hampered by latency issues when viewing whole slide images. Objective: The aim was to explore data transfer solutions to improve the viewing experience of digital consult cases. Methods: Whole slide image files residing on a server in China were transferred to our data center in the USA using an open source product (Fast Data Transfer). A faster more automated commercial high speed file transfer software solution (Aspera) was also tested. Results: Transferring files with the open source product provided transfer speeds of 2-3 Mbps, but suffered from intermittent dropped connections. Employing commercial software permitted more reliable transmission of digital files with 75-100 Mbps transfer speeds. Conclusions: Successful global telepathology requires dedicated image management. Transfer of files to local servers by employing high speed data transfer tools helped overcome network latency issues, improved the overall turn-around time of digital consultations, and enhanced the viewing experience for end-user digital consultants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eff4f0bfdbfa41ac88776b911b8c71bb2022-12-22T00:24:37ZengElsevierJournal of Pathology Informatics2153-35392015-01-0161171710.4103/2153-3539.153917Imaging file management to support international telepathologyLiron PantanowitzJeffrey McHughWilliam CableChengquan ZhaoAnil V ParwaniBackground: Telepathology practice across international borders has become increasingly popular. Our telepathology consultation service with a laboratory in China was hampered by latency issues when viewing whole slide images. Objective: The aim was to explore data transfer solutions to improve the viewing experience of digital consult cases. Methods: Whole slide image files residing on a server in China were transferred to our data center in the USA using an open source product (Fast Data Transfer). A faster more automated commercial high speed file transfer software solution (Aspera) was also tested. Results: Transferring files with the open source product provided transfer speeds of 2-3 Mbps, but suffered from intermittent dropped connections. Employing commercial software permitted more reliable transmission of digital files with 75-100 Mbps transfer speeds. Conclusions: Successful global telepathology requires dedicated image management. Transfer of files to local servers by employing high speed data transfer tools helped overcome network latency issues, improved the overall turn-around time of digital consultations, and enhanced the viewing experience for end-user digital consultants.http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=17;epage=17;aulast=PantanowitzCompression, data transfer, digital pathology, image, network, telepathology, whole slide image |
| spellingShingle | Liron Pantanowitz Jeffrey McHugh William Cable Chengquan Zhao Anil V Parwani Imaging file management to support international telepathology Journal of Pathology Informatics Compression, data transfer, digital pathology, image, network, telepathology, whole slide image |
| title | Imaging file management to support international telepathology |
| title_full | Imaging file management to support international telepathology |
| title_fullStr | Imaging file management to support international telepathology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Imaging file management to support international telepathology |
| title_short | Imaging file management to support international telepathology |
| title_sort | imaging file management to support international telepathology |
| topic | Compression, data transfer, digital pathology, image, network, telepathology, whole slide image |
| url | http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2015;volume=6;issue=1;spage=17;epage=17;aulast=Pantanowitz |
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