Digital Pathology
Open AI platform strategy helps to achieve productivity and efficiency gains
More than 35 labs use the Philips pathology solution and Ibex AI
This combined solution has shown productivity gains of up to 37%.1 Philips offers an open AI (Artificial Intelligence) platform strategy. Philips was the world’s first vendor to release an IVD-labeled digital pathology system2 and is helping the world move to digital pathology through the iSyntax image format for storing pathology whole slide images (WSI) and is committed to incorporate the DICOM standard.
Demonstrated results in digital pathology
300+
pathologists around the world rely on Philips digital pathology
Philips has helped more than 30 labs - and counting - upgrade to fully digital operations. Using Philips digital pathology aids productivity because it eliminates time-consuming administrative tasks, reduces costs and enhances lab performance.
Secure digital pathology image sharing
Interoperability with third-party AI applications aids AI-enabled digital pathology workflows, increasing efficiency for your organization. For example, 35 pathology labs are already using the Philips pathology solution in combination with Ibex AI. This combined solution has been shown to result in productivity gains of up to 37%.1
Committed to an open platform for integrated diagnostics
The Software Development Kit (SDK)1and an iSyntax File Viewer help software developers and research scientists tap into the full potential of image data stored in the iSyntax format. Going forward, Philips intends to support both DICOM and iSyntax file formats, for the Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution. This ensures a versatile solution to fulfill current and future pathology requirements so that interoperability will not be a concern for existing and new users. Cross-modality collaboration between pathology and other imaging modalities empowers integrated diagnostics and decision-making.
DICOM file format for digital pathology
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine® (DICOM) is the international standard for medical images and related patient information. Originally developed for radiology, DICOM was recently adopted for other medical domains, including digital pathology, to promote standardization and interoperability between systems. Without a DICOM standard, each digital pathology vendor had developed its own proprietary format.
Digital pathology: Unlock a new era of efficiency and improved patient care
See the next generation of digital pathology products: a unique, dedicated solution for networked pathology designed to let you review and collaborate. Philips offers tools and resources for every stage of the pathology process for a comprehensive end-to-end experience with an attractive total cost of ownership per slide.
Footnotes
- Philips digital pathology solution in combination with the Ibex AI: Raoux, et al. Modern Pathology (2021) 34 (suppl 2): 598-599.
- FDA.gov - FDA allows marketing of first whole slide imaging system for digital pathology - https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-allows-marketing-first-whole-slide-imaging-system-digital-pathology
- PIPS enables iSyntax files and with the Software Development Kit (SDK), third-party companies can use this for AI capabilities.
- Survey of 52 pathologists, lab managers and lab technicians in Europe, 2018.
Disclaimer
The Philips Digital Pathology solution is a bundle of:
Pathology Scanner Second Generation SG20/ SG60/ SG300
Image Management System Viewer
Image Management System Application Server and Storage Software
High quality 27” monitor validated with the IVD solution (US only)
*Philips IntelliSite Pathology Solution (PIPS) can be used for in vitro diagnostic purposes. The system can aid pathologists to review and interpret digital images of surgical pathology slides prepared from formalin-fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue. PIPS is not available for sale in all countries. PIPS enables iSyntax files with SDK; third-party companies can use this for AI capabilities. The Software Development Kit (SDK) and File Viewer is not intended for diagnostic, monitoring or therapeutic purposes or in any other manner for regular medical practice.
Philips was the world’s first vendor to release an in vitro diagnostic (IVD)-labeled digital pathology system (both CE-IVD in 2013 and an FDA De Novo clearance in 2017).