Web-based virtual microscopy in teaching and standardizing Gleason grading

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 381-386

  Helin, Henrik ^a   Lundin, Mikael ^c   Lundin, Johan ^c   Martikainen, Paula ^b   Tammela, Teuvo ^b   Helin, Heikki ^b,d   Van Der Kwast, Theo ^e   Isola, Jorma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e JOSEPHINE NEFKENS INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Gleason grading; Prostatic neoplasms pathology; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNET; MICROSCOPY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGIST; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TEACHING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17844365845     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.01.020     Document Type: Article

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