• Clinical Applications

The clinical services and programs within the Department of Pathology can offer advanced services in all sub-specialties of Clinical, Surgical, and Molecular Pathology. KFBIO has been involved in numerous clinical research studies and provides quality remote diagnostic testing. Customized pathology systems and platforms accessible to different Hospital Information Systems(HIS) and Laboratory Information Systems(LIS) are also innovated and set up. Besides, high-quality AI-assisted diagnosis can be provided in time for different needs.

• ▷ KFBIO Pathological Remote Diagnosis Platform
• ▷ Pathology Information Management System
• ▷ AI Cervical Cancer Screening System

• ● KFBIO Pathological Remote Diagnosis Platform

It is a comprehensive package supported by the medical hardware and software innovated by KFBIO. KFBIO guarantees reliability, compatibility, integrity, and excellent image quality within one stable and easy-to-operate system. This system can perfectly suit the needs of pathology laboratories and hospitals.

Innovated and perfected multiple times by KFBIO, the KFBIO Pathological Remote Diagnosis Platform has succeeded in greatly simplifying pathologists’ workflow and facilitating pathologists in diagnosing remotely and viewing slides without the limitation of time and place. It covers the functions of diagnosis management, frozen management, case collection, data statistics, and real-time connection from different sites. The English version of the platform is also supported for global pathologists to use.

KFBIO Pathological Remote Diagnosis Platform provides remote diagnosis, remote consultation, remote intraoperative freezing, pathological personnel training, remote expert guidance, and other functions for individual hospitals, regional medical associations, third-party inspection institutions, provincial telemedicine, and so on.

It is not only a platform for diagnosis but also provides patient data to the pathologist from the laboratory information system (LIS) and collects pathology data for future review. And patient data is saved privately and safely, which is only visible for the specific pathologist. The system can be available in different systems of devices, including Windows, Android, and iPhone, and the WeChat end is also supported.

• The whole workflow for pathological remote diagnosis can be displayed as follows:

• (1) Hospitals apply for remote diagnosis
• (2) The slide is uploaded to the cloud
• (3) Pathologists from different sites offer remote consultation
• (4) The diagnosis report will be delivered.

• ● Pathology Information Management System

This system digitalizes the whole diagnosis pathology workflow from specimen registration to filing, so that the status of samples can be tracked in time and the work handover can be efficient in every step.

• Features:

Compared with traditional C/S architecture, the B/S architecture adopted by the Pathology Information Management System makes it easier and more flexible for clients to operate. It’s unnecessary to install software; instead, a Web browser is provided so that clients can operate on any mobile device, and it can be upgraded remotely. Customized needs of the system interface and functions can also be met in a timely manner. Different areas and multiple centers can be connected, and HIS, LIS, and PIS can be integrated. The digital documents and files adhere to the standard of CNAS-CL02(ISO15189) to help the standardization of hospitals and labs. It has been applied in several hospitals and achieved good results.

• ● AI Cervical Cancer Screening System

KFBIO Artificial Intelligence Cervical Cancer Screening System is an in-time upgraded AI-assisted cytopathology diagnosis system to support pathologists’ work. Trained AI helps identify different suspected lesion areas of the whole slide image to diagnose whether the case is positive. It digitizes the whole pathology workflow for the convenience of sample tracking.

Deep learning algorithms used for AI training have been promising in recent years. There is no doubt that AI will facilitate people’s lives in various aspects. However, the gains obtained in this advanced technology have not been applied broadly in real situations yet. Focusing on the first step of AI application in digital pathology, KFBIO is dedicated to applying artificial intelligence in pathology to assist the whole slide image analysis for cervical cancer screening to embrace a better future together with the world.

For more information about AI-assisted pathology, please see the section on AI-assisted screening on the home page.

• ● Hardware Devices to Assist Clinical Application

Besides the software, including systems and platforms that have been mentioned above, KFBIO also innovated one of the world’s best digital pathology scanners for better clinical application.

• ▷ KFBIO Digital Pathology Scanners

As one of the world’s fastest and most reliable whole slide image scanners, the KFBIO digital pathology slide scanner is the world-leading product powered by AI.

The speed and capacity of KFBIO Diagnostic Scanners adapt perfectly to the daily workflow of the pathology lab. It ensures lightning-fast speed to scan 15mmx15mm slides at 20x lens within only 25s. Its world-level stability ensures that 99.85% of slides can be scanned successfully. With 0.8 or 0.95 N.A., its resolution can reach 20x≤0.25μm/px and 40x≤0.125μm/px. It’s quite easy to operate by means of touch screen control, and large-throughput images can be scanned automatically. The accessories equipped by the scanners are first-class, including Olympus high-end lens and German industrial cameras. The digitalization of images could be accessed via the Internet on any device and in any system.

• Conclusion

Devoting to helping build the whole digital pathology workflow and combine digital pathology with clinical diagnosis and treatment, KFBIO digital pathology software, hardware and services are all perfectly suitable for truly clinical application and practice. No matter the devices needed for the processing progress of specimen or the platform of pathological data and information of patients and a specific disease, they’re all innovated and provided under the consideration of user’s convenience and high requirement. Applying digital pathology scanners, systems, and platforms across every region, with the best performance and the most effective cost, is KFBIO’s dream to pursue, making everyone share equal medical resources. Although there is still a long way to go, KFBIO will be marching over to the goal and consistently stick to our dream.