Hybrid telepathology refers to

• A. Handheld microscopy
• B. Whole slide imaging systems, investigational (z-stacking)
• C. Static image sharing
• D. Real-time remote control

Answer: (C)

Static image sharing focuses on sending still images from slides for remote review rather than navigating a slide in real time. In hybrid telepathology, this store-and-forward approach lets a pathologist capture representative, annotated images and have them reviewed asynchronously by another expert, often with notes or discussions added to accompany the images. It’s practical when immediate, live control isn’t needed or feasible, offering a scalable way to obtain second opinions across distances without requiring the remote viewer to be online at the same moment. The other options involve real-time navigation, depth-focused scanning, or point-of-care handheld capture, which are different telepathology modalities and not the mode described by hybrid telepathology in this context.