Digital slide images for primary diagnostics in breast pathology: A feasibility study

Human Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2318-2325

  Al Janabi, S ^a   Huisman, A ^a   Willems, S M ^a   Van Diest, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast; Diagnostic validation; Digital pathology; Digital slide images

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST BIOPSY; DIGITAL SLIDE IMAGE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; MICROSCOPY; PROGNOSIS;

BREAST; BREAST DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL;

EID: 84869508378     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: 15328392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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