Imaging-Assisted Large-Format Breast Pathology: Program Rationale and Development in a Nonprofit Health System in the United States

Table 8

Direct labor and material expense per finished slide excluding amortization, year 2005. Comparison of conventional and large-format slides. $USD. 𝑁=50 cases.

Slide type	Labor and materials; per slide ($USD)	Approximate maximum surface; area (cm^2)	($USD)/cm^2
Conventional	3.22	8.0	0.40
Large Format	38.22	80.0	0.48