BACKGROUND: , a web-based platform that allows real-time remote review of microscope images via mobile devices during intraoperative frozen section examination in a high-complexity academic hospital. METHODS: system and mobile smartphones. Diagnostic concordance between LM and telepathology was assessed, classifying discrepancies as major or minor, depending on their clinical impact in accordance with the current guidelines of the College of American Pathologists guidelines. RESULTS: Overall concordance was 96% (72/75 cases). One major discordance occurred in a basal cell carcinoma margin assessment, interpreted as negative by telepathology and positive by LM. Two minor discrepancies involved polymorphonuclear cell counts in orthopedic specimens. No differences in performance were observed between mobile devices. CONCLUSIONS: and Smartphones are proposed as a diagnostic option for intraoperative consultation. Results support safety, feasibility and cost effectiveness of mobile-based telepathology in complex surgical settings and geographically extended healthcare networks.
Fabbri et al. (2026) studied this question.