EN Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust VZ-9plus3 Visualizer plus lightbox and projector is used to show the shape and extent of the tumour under discussion. t Charing Cross on presenting a clinical on VZ-9plus3 Visualizer system can display the Hospital, part of history of each individu- plus lightbox and projec- overall topography and Athe Imperial Col- al case. The radiologist tion system are used by adjacent environment of lege Healthcare NHS then shows the X-ray fin- the pathologist in these the tumour within a mi- Trust in London, up to dings and finally the con- meetings to show the croscopic slide. There sixty patients and their sultant breast pathologist overall histological shape may be a number of ex- records in breast patho- presents the histology and extent of the tumour ternal factors that have logy are discussed in the of the tumour. Following under discussion. The great relevance to the MDT (Multi-disciplinary discussions all parties system provides the fol- tumour’s profile. In par- Team) room every week. agree on a plan for the lowing benefits: ticular the excision mar- The meeting starts with future management of 1. Unlike a micro- gins and how far they the consultant surge- the patient. A WolfVisi- scope, the WolfVision are from the tumour. Charing Cross Hospital, London www.wolfvision.com http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ EN Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust The VZ-9plus3 is able to 5.The WolfVision Vi- provide this broader per- sualizer can be used for spective to consultants. showing typed or unty- 2. The Visualizer can ped reports of discussed be used to exhibit other cases and any additional important characteristics notes that are made du- of the tumour itself, for ring the MDT meeting. example the distribution 6. Using WolfVision’s of a specific immunostain free vSolution Link soft- within the tumour. ware, images and X-rays 3. The extent of in- of the tumour of each pa- volvement of a lymph tient, in part or as a who- node with metastatic tu- le, can be captured and mour can be shown. This archived onto a laptop or is important as a patient PC. with a small micrometa- Professor Sami Shou- stasis may be treated in sha, MD FRCPath Con- a different way from a pa- sultant and Professor of tient with more extensive Histopathology at Impe- metastasis. rial College Healthcare 4. Using a Faxtrone X- NHS Trust comments: ray machine, projecting ”Introducing the WolfVisi- print outs of tissue slices on system has improved X-rays under the WolfVi- the histological presen- sion Visualizer can help tation of post-operative to better visualise the tu- findings and that helps mour, its location within in reaching management the slices and whether it decisions – we now use has been completely ex- it in every post-operative cised or not. Breast MDT meeting”. VZ-9plus3 Visualizer in use at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Charing Cross Hospital, London www.wolfvision.com http://www.imperial.nhs.uk/.