Whole-slide imaging: Routine pathologic diagnosis

Advances in Anatomic Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 152-159

  Cornish, Toby C ^a   Swapp, Ryan E ^b   Kaplan, Keith J ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical use; digital pathology; image; legal; microscope; professional; regulatory; routine diagnosis; technical; telepathology; validation; whole slide imaging

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL IMAGING; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE COST; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; JOB SECURITY; MALPRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGIST; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; TELEPATHOLOGY; WHOLE SLIDE IMAGING; WORKFLOW;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 84859996067     PISSN: 10724109     EISSN: 15334031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAP.0b013e318253459e     Document Type: Review

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