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. 2013 Jan 29;26(4):668–677. doi: 10.1007/s10278-013-9572-0

Table 3.

Average size per pathology study type

Biopsy type Slides per case study (typical) Average size per case study (MB)
×20 resolution compressed ×40 resolution compressed
Dermatopathology 6 1,392
GU 9 1,701
Head and neck 3 1,965
Hematopathology 31 40,300
Neuropathology 9 1,872
Thoracic pathology 12 3,240
Transplant pathology, needle 2–3 250–375 700–1050
Transplant pathology, wedge 2–3 600–900 1,500–2,250