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AI Won’t Replace the Pathologist – But…

Rajendra Singh explains how “invisible intelligence” can support quality control, reporting, research, and diagnosis without replacing professional judgment

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  • Jessica Allerton

  • November 13, 2026

  • 10 min

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    Digital pathology and clinical AI remain incompletely implemented, with many departments using AI mainly for slide quality control and limited commercial models.

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    AI can support preanalytic and postanalytic tasks, including slide checks, case assembly, report completion, coding, and structured data capture.

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    Case prioritization and image analysis can help direct attention and improve consistency, but every case still requires complete assessment by a pathologist.

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    AI’s most significant contribution so far has been quality control, while selected prostate cancer applications have received FDA authorization for prognostic use.

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    Laboratories should validate AI tools on local specimens and workflows, assess human-tool performance, and monitor tools and discrepancies after deployment.

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AI Won’t Replace the Pathologist – But…

  • by Jessica Allerton

  • November 13, 2026

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