Scaling Digital Pathology: AI-Powered Quality Control, Workflow Efficiency and Laboratory Automation | Part 2

In Part 2 of the Pathology News Podcast, recorded at ECP 2026 in Stockholm, Nick Best continues his conversation with Dr. Orly Ardon, Director of Digital Pathology Operations at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Chet Kondragunta, CEO of IraMatrix, to explore the practical implementation of AI-powered quality control in digital pathology.

Orly shares how automated QC has transformed operations at Memorial Sloan Kettering, enabling the team to move from manually reviewing just 10–20% of scanned slides to quality checking every image without increasing staffing levels. Together, they discuss how automation can improve technician workflows, identify scanner and image quality issues, reduce storage costs and support more efficient, scalable digital pathology operations.

Research Papers Discussed:

1. Digital Slide Scanning at Scale: Comparison of Whole Slide Imaging Devices in a Clinical Setting (2025)

2. Quality Management System in Clinical Digital Pathology Operations at a Tertiary Cancer Center (2023)

3. Interobserver Variability Across Whole-Slide Imaging Systems (2026)

4. Deployment of AI-Driven Automated Quality Control of Whole-Slide Images in a Large Tertiary Cancer Center (2026)