Norway – Medical software package – Qualification: AI-tool for prostate pathology at St. Olavs Hospital Trust

Helse Midt-Norway (Central Norway Health Authority) is the first region in Norway to use digital pathology for routine diagnostics in pathology. The two pathology departments, St. Olavs Hospital and Ålesund Hospital, use the same scanners (Hamamatsu and Philips), the same laboratory information and management system (LIMS, Sympathy) and image management system (IMS, Philips). Currently many different AI tools and image analyses software packages have been CE-IVD approved for use in clinical routine practice, but until now very few pathology departments have implemented these computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) tools in daily clinical practice. The two pathology departments in Helse Midt-Norway aim to implement AI tools to enhance the efficiency, speed and objectivity of pathology diagnostics. More importantly, patients will benefit from superior tissue diagnostics that forms the basis for personalised treatment. To start the AI-tool journey the short-term goal is to purchase and implement an AI tool for automatic detection and grading of prostate cancer. Helse Midt-Norway's IT organisation, Hemit HF, will be an important partner for successful integration with our IMS.