Taking diagnostics to a new level<\/h3><\/div>\nThe pathology department at University Hospital Zurich (USZ) boasts an impressive wealth of data. With almost 6 million samples in its archive, it\u2019s a precious repository of
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\u00abThe digital transformation of pathology has the potential to significantly improve the quality of our diagnostics.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Pathologists make diagnoses by examining tissue samples under the microscope, recognizing patterns to distinguish malignant from benign tissue. USZ has 5.8 million such samples in its <\/span>archives. Holger Moch and his team now want to digitize them to unlock new potential in clinical <\/span>diagnostics and research worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\nThe diagnoses made in pathology are crucial, directly influencing the next steps in a patient\u2019s <\/span>treatment. In the future, artificial intelligence will allow faster and more precise findings \u2013 provided <\/span>the microscope images in the archive are digitized. The digital transformation of pathology will <\/span>also facilitate the exchange of data, enabling the team led by Holger Moch to play an even more <\/span>significant role in international research going forward. The insights gained from this research will <\/span>in turn benefit patients at USZ.<\/span><\/p>\nTo usher in this new era in pathology, the plan is to digitize both existing tissue samples from <\/span>USZ\u2019s considerable archive and newly acquired samples. Together with you, over the next five <\/span>years we intend to deliver this high-impact project \u2013 so that patients can rely on improved <\/span>diagnoses and new research findings can be applied even more quickly in everyday clinical <\/span>practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/span>
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<\/span>Prof. Dr. Holger Moch<\/div>Director<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology
University Hospital Zurich<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/span>Julia Item<\/div>Co-Managing Director<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The pathology department at University Hospital Zurich (USZ) boasts an impressive wealth of data. With almost 6 million samples in its archive, it\u2019s a precious repository of
information with huge potential for the medicine of tomorrow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
Support the project \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> \u00abThe digital transformation of pathology has the potential to significantly improve the quality of our diagnostics.\u00bb<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Pathologists make diagnoses by examining tissue samples under the microscope, recognizing patterns to distinguish malignant from benign tissue. USZ has 5.8 million such samples in its <\/span>archives. Holger Moch and his team now want to digitize them to unlock new potential in clinical <\/span>diagnostics and research worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n The diagnoses made in pathology are crucial, directly influencing the next steps in a patient\u2019s <\/span>treatment. In the future, artificial intelligence will allow faster and more precise findings \u2013 provided <\/span>the microscope images in the archive are digitized. The digital transformation of pathology will <\/span>also facilitate the exchange of data, enabling the team led by Holger Moch to play an even more <\/span>significant role in international research going forward. The insights gained from this research will <\/span>in turn benefit patients at USZ.<\/span><\/p>\n To usher in this new era in pathology, the plan is to digitize both existing tissue samples from <\/span>USZ\u2019s considerable archive and newly acquired samples. Together with you, over the next five <\/span>years we intend to deliver this high-impact project \u2013 so that patients can rely on improved <\/span>diagnoses and new research findings can be applied even more quickly in everyday clinical <\/span>practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Director<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> Institute of Pathology and Molecular Pathology Co-Managing Director<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> +41 43 254 55 00<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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