Review Article

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

Table 3

Required program elements of the image-assisted large-format breast pathology initiative.

(i) Planning-phase knowledge base and budget development
(ii) Specialized large-format/MRI interdisciplinary conference
(iii) Surgical pathology gross specimen protocol
(iv) Breast imaging department specimen radiography protocol
(v) Histopathology laboratory large-format procedures
(vi) Pathologist signout and reporting procedures
(vii) Comprehensive breast cancer database development
(viii) Training of pathologists, histopathology staff, breast imagers, and radiologic technologists