The potential of digital microscopy in breast pathology

Pathology and Oncology Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-58

  Krenacs, T ^a   Zsakovics, I ^a   Diczhazi, Cs ^a   Ficsor, L ^a   Varga, V S ^a   Molnar, B ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Biomarker quantitation; Breast pathology; Digital microscopy; Proficiency testing; Teleconsultation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIGITAL MICROSCOPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MICROSCOPE IMAGE; MICROSCOPY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; SCREENING; TELECONSULTATION; TELEPATHOLOGY; TISSUE MICROARRAY;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; TISSUE ARRAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 67749131146     PISSN: 12194956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12253-008-9087-z     Document Type: Article

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