Episode 215: Dr Michael Topf And Dr Alexander Perez - Reimagining Pathology Specimen Documentation With 3D Scanning

Today my guests are Dr Alexander Perez and Dr Michael Topf.

What we discuss with Dr Perez and Dr Topf:

• The challenge of documenting surgical specimens with traditional text and photos
  
• How 3D scanning improves accuracy and communication in pathology
  
• Integration into the gross room workflow with minimal time impact
  
• Clinical applications: tumor boards, surgical navigation, and radiation therapy planning
  
• Educational value: training residents, 3D printing, and virtual/augmented reality
  
• Patient-facing benefits, including education and visualization
  
• Cost accessibility: high-quality scanners for around $2,000
  
• Collaboration and sharing of protocols to encourage wider adoption
  
• Future outlook: from long-term digital storage to medicolegal uses and beyond

Links for this episode:

The Path to PathA

Pathologists' Assistant Shadowing Network

Health Podcast Network

 LabVine Learning

Dress A Med scrubs

Digital Pathology Club

 

Ex vivo 3D scanning and specimen mapping in anatomic pathology

Augmented-Reality Surgery to Guide Head and Neck Cancer Re-resection: A Feasibility and Accuracy Study

Visual pathology reports for improved collaboration at multidisciplinary head and neck tumor board

 

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