Advantage of Z‐stacking for teleconsultation between the USA and Colombia

There is an emerging need for telecytology in Colombia as the demand for cytopathology has increased. However, due to economic and technological constraints telecytology services are limited. Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic feasibility of using whole slide imaging with and without Z‐stacking for telecytology in Colombia, South America.

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