Clinical Informaticist, GI Pathologist, Professor of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin
Joined September 2016
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Thank you all for joining in on our April 1st fun 😁 maybe we'll have an opportunity to do this IRL one day @DaveMcPath411 @SphereVegas
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Toby C. Cornish MD, PhD retweeted
4/29 Join Dr. David McClintock & Dr. Clare McGenity for a free webinar! Dr. Hooman Rashidi joins for a discussion moderated by Dr. Keluo Yao. Sponsored by Aira Matrix with additional funding from Mopec Group. lnkd.in/gVH4TzcC
#digitalpathology #pathology #ai #pathologist
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Pleased to announce that Dave McClintock and I have displayed and navigated a whole slide image on the Las Vegas Sphere — 580,000 sq ft of H&E at 256 megapixels. Press release follows. 1/
#digitalpathology #PathTwitter @dpatweet @SphereVegas
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Thank you all for joining in on our April 1st fun 😁 maybe we'll have an opportunity to do this IRL one day @DaveMcPath411 @SphereVegas
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About the team:
Dave McClintock, MD — pathology informaticist and monitor enthusiast who has long believed the problem with digital pathology is that the screens aren't big enough.
Toby Cornish, MD, PhD — informaticist specializing in studies that are about themselves.
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Technical Specifications:
Display: Sphere exterior LED
Resolution: 256 megapixels
Display area: 580,000 sq ft (~13.3 acres)
Construction cost: $2.3 billion
Viewing distance: 0.3–2.0 miles
Diagnostic accuracy: 100% (n=1)
Nachos consumed: 2 trays
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We are now proposing a follow-up using the Sphere's 160,000 sq ft interior LED display — essentially a very large, very expensive reading room. It eliminates both the ambient light and HIPAA concerns, with the welcome addition of air-conditioning. 9/
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Ambient lighting remains a challenge for daytime use. Las Vegas averages 294 sunny days/year.
"The medical community solved the ambient light problem by putting pathologists in a windowless basement. We considered this, but it's hard to put a 366-ft sphere in a basement." 8/
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At the standard Sphere advertising rate of $450,000/day, this represents the most expensive telepathology consultation in history — though still cheaper than an out-of-network second opinion.
We are now marketing Strip-facing hotel rooms as "remote sign-out suites." 6/
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A board-certified pathologist at The Venetian identified the case as a neuroendocrine tumor from her 34th-floor window.
She texted us "did you order a MIB-1?" at 11:47 PM.
That's telepathology without a network, without a viewer, without even a computer. 5/
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"We didn't need Zoom or other technologies to share our screen," said Cornish. "Anyone within a two-mile radius and a clear line of sight was already looking at it."
Review time: 1 hour 15 minutes, including a 25-minute intermission for nachos. 4/
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We drew inspiration from the Leeds Powerwall, but "Why stop at 37 square feet when you could have 580,000?" — Dr. McClintock, gesturing toward the 366-foot-tall rendering of a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor glowing above the Las Vegas skyline.
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The demonstration featured a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor rendered across the Sphere's 1.2 million LED pucks — approximately 13.3 acres of histopathology. The WSI was visible to an estimated 300,000 nightly visitors. Navigation via PlayStation DualSense controller. 2/
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Toby C. Cornish MD, PhD retweeted
API Is Expanding Its Global Reach!🌐
New Initiatives Increase Access, Opportunity, and Equity Worldwide— The Association for Pathology Informatics (API) today announced the expansion of its global initiatives
Full release: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
#pathology #informatics #ai
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