Validation of whole slide imaging for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 518-524

  Bauer, Thomas W ^a,b   Schoenfield, Lynn ^a   Slaw, Renee J ^a   Yerian, Lisa ^a   Sun, Zhiyuan ^a   Henricks, Walter H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Spine Center Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84876519263     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2011-0678-OA     Document Type: Review

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