Moving ahead with digital revolution: Is teaching possible without microscopes?

Autor: Syamala, Manasa, Manjunath AB, Ahmed Mujib BR
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Zdroj: Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology (0973029X); 2014 Special Issue, Vol. 18, pS65-S65, 1/4p
Abstrakt: No one would ever imagine a pathology laboratory without a microscope. They are the most widely used scientific instruments and have not changed much over the last century in their basic model. Microscopes play a vital role in a laboratory setting and it is a distant dream to teach histology and pathology to students without the help of microscopes. But with the advancing technology, the use of digital images combined with internet facilities is leading to new directions in laboratory teaching of histology and pathology. These new teaching programs are replacing "hands-on" microscopy with many benefits, including distance learning. This helps in independent viewing of images by large numbers of people in diverse locations. These digitized slides can have a high resolution and are resistant to being damaged or broken overtime. Thus, the on-going revolutions in the field of digital pathology are enabling us with new advancements in teaching histology and pathology to the students without the use of microscopes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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