Learn how a lab in Malaysia has utilized the Roche Digital Pathology portfolio to - improve collaboration among pathologists, provide rapid turnaround time for diagnosis and consults and enrich education and training across multiple group and individual settings. Dr. Pathmanathan at Subang Jaya Medical Center encourages those reluctant to embrace digital pathology to try it for all the benefits it offers and get ahead of the curve.

1. Digital pathology
Transforming tissue diagnostics and enriching pathology education in Malaysia

2. Fast facts
Subang Jaya Medical Center, Malaysia
• Private, hospital-based AP lab
– The flagship medical institution of Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care
– Adopted Roche Digital Pathology in 2013
– Uses digital pathology for primary diagnosis*, remote second opinions,
tumor boards, pathologist and technologist education, and archiving
• Only non-university institution in Malaysia accredited for post-graduate
pathology training
– Operates in the very competitive markets of Subang Jaya and Penang,
with a new site coming soon in East Malaysia
• Annual slide volume
– 60,000-70,000 H&E
– 12,000 IHC
*The Roche Digital Pathology portfolio is not approved in the United States for primary diagnosis

3. Integrated Roche technologies
Digital pathology supports positioning as “one-stop center” for IHC
• Digital pathology
– VENTANA iScan HT slide scanner
– VENTANA Virtuoso image and workflow analysis software
• Staining automation
– VENTANA BenchMark ULTRA automated IHC/ISH staining system

4. Digital solutions transform anatomic pathology
Many benefits for the pathology community
Improves collaboration with clinicians, streamlines
second opinions and enhances education for
junior pathologists and technologists
VIRTUAL CONSULTATION IMAGE ANALYSIS EDUCATION

5. Digital pathology enhances pathologist connectivity
Rapid second opinions enable same-day reporting, regardless of location
“A lot of our patients come to Subang Jaya from outstation. They don’t want to spend
unnecessary time at the hospital waiting for results, so same-day reporting differentiates
our services. The market in Penang is extremely competitive as well, which means rapid
second opinions for our Penang pathologist are crucial to business growth.”
– Dr. Pathmanathan Rajadurai, Consultant Pathologist and Laboratory Director
Quick reads and remote consults facilitate
volume growth in highly competitive markets

6. Digital pathology decreases turnaround time
Faster results attract more referrals
“Hospitals that used to send specimens to other laboratories are now enjoying a
turnaround time which they’d never envisioned. [With us] they have same-day
reporting at a one-stop center for immunohistochemistry and expert second
opinions.”
– Dr. Pathmanathan
“Lab delivers a 6-8 hour turnaround time from biopsy
to result for all onsite cases and most offsite cases”
- Dr. Pathmanathan

7. High quality digital images
Strong concordance with optical slide image quality aids in primary diagnosis*
“Comparative studies conducted revealed nearly 100%**
concordancebetween digital slide images and traditional microscopy”
- Dr Pathmanathan
“I am very comfortable making a primary diagnosis* with digital pathology. With the
resolution we get from 40x scanned images, it’s actually better than a lot of
microscopes.”
– Dr. Pathmanathan
*The Roche Digital Pathology portfolio is not approved in the United States for primary diagnosis
**Performance has not been independently verified by Roche

8. Enhances multidisciplinary teamwork
Digital slide images replace microscope and optical slides at tumor boards
• Slides are more easily and clearly viewed at once by multiple participants
• On-screen information: patient/clinical data, measurements, annotations and more
• Presenting slides at tumor boards is now a simpler and more robust process
High quality slide images are instantly available for display in
high definition and large format

9. Pathology education is enriched
Digital slide images improve the learning experience across many settings
• Post-graduate pathology teaching
• Continuing medical education
• Junior pathologist training and competence building
• Medical laboratory technologist training
“Student performance has improved 50-60% since
introducing digital pathology as a training tool.” *
- Dr. Pathmanathan
* Based on evaluations designed to measure usefulness and efficacy of digital teaching by Dr.
Pathmanathan's laboratory. Also add Performance has not been independently verified by Roche

10. Image and workflow management is robust
Enables digital archiving for streamlined case retrieval
DIGITAL CASE ARCHIVES
Fast, secure access to slide images and data
Digital images do not experience degradation as glass slides do in storage
Permanent record for both originating institution and referring sites
“The digital image remains pristine, the way it was when the slide was first created.”
– Dr. Pathmanathan

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