Telepathology as a demanding branch of telemedicine poses a real challenge
to experts. The introduction of telepathology in underprivileged countries
with poor infrastructure and low health-care budget is a difficult task. On
the other hand these countries would mostly benefit by introducing telemed
icine/telepathology. In our experience it is possible to build an efficient
telepathology/teleradiology network using analogue telephone links and sti
ll image transmission, and a store and forward mode of operation. This expe
rience is based on the application of telepathology in Croatia for seven ye
ars leading to a national teleradiology network. In this paper the ideas, d
evelopment and software solutions in the process of establishing a national
telepathology and teleradiology network are highlighted.