Central pathology review for phase III clinical trials: The enabling effect of virtual microscopy

Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 492-495

  Mroz, Pawel ^a,b   Parwani, Anil V ^c   Kulesza, Piotr ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER REVIEW; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STANDARD; TELEPATHOLOGY;

CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE III AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; PEER REVIEW; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; TELEPATHOLOGY;

EID: 84876576674     PISSN: 00039985     EISSN: 15432165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5858/arpa.2012-0093-RA     Document Type: Review

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