摘要：Summary. The paper approaches a new technological scenario relevant for the introduction of the
digital cytology (D-CYT) in the health service. A detailed analysis of the state of the art on the status
of the introduction of D-CYT in the hospital and more in general in the dispersed territory has
been conducted. The analysis was conducted in a form of review and was arranged into two parts:
the first part focused on the technological tools needed to carry out a successful service (client server
architectures, e-learning, quality assurance issues); the second part focused on issues oriented to
help the introduction and evaluation of the technology (specific training in D-CYT, health technology
assessment in-routine application, data format standards and picture archiving computerized
systems (PACS) implementation, image quality assessment, strategies of navigation, 3D-virtual-reality
potentialities). The work enlightens future scenarios of actions relevant for the introduction of
the technology.
关键词：Key words: telemedicine, digital cytology, virtual-microscopy.
