Quantification of histochemical stains using whole slide imaging: Development of a method and demonstration of its usefulness in laboratory quality control

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 192-199

  Gray, Allan ^a   Wright, Alex ^b   Jackson, Pete ^a   Hale, Mike ^b   Treanor, Darren ^a,b  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; COLORING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL IMAGING; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; VALIDATION STUDY; WHOLE SLIDE IMAGING; APPENDIX; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC USE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LABORATORY; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARDS;

APPENDIX; AUTOMATION, LABORATORY; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; COLORING AGENTS; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LABORATORIES; LABORATORY PROFICIENCY TESTING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 84923616283     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: 14724146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2014-202526     Document Type: Article

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