The Pre-Analytical Phase Is Where Pathology’s Data Loss Begins
A pathology report is only as reliable as the specimen behind it. Before a slide ever reaches a microscope, tissue has already passed through collection, labeling, transport, and fixation, each step capable of introducing variability that no downstream analysis can reverse. This stretch of the workflow, the pre-analytical phase pathology depends on, receives far less standardization and technology investment than the stages that follow it. Labs can digitize and automate everything after the slide is made, while the phase that …
