Whole slide images for primary diagnostics in dermatopathology: A feasibility study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 152-158

  Al Janabi, Shaimaa ^a   Huisman, André ^a   Vink, Aryan ^a   Leguit, Roos J ^a   Offerhaus, G Johan A ^a   Ten Kate, Fiebo J W ^a   Van Dijk, Marijke R ^a   Van Diest, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DISEASE; VALIDITY; WHOLE SLIDE IMAGE;

BIOPSY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 84856096483     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2011-200277     Document Type: Article

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