Whole slide images for primary diagnostics of gastrointestinal tract pathology: A feasibility study

Human Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 702-707

  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 Diest, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Digital pathology; Gastrointestinal tract pathology; Validation; Whole slide images

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MICROSCOPY; WHOLE SLIDE IMAGE;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 84858691687     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2011.06.017     Document Type: Article

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