International Clinical Guidelines for the Adoption of Digital Pathology: A Review of Technical Aspects

Pathobiology

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2016, Pages 99-109

  García Rojo, Marcial ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE JEREZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Digital pathology; International guidelines; Technical specification Whole slide image

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SECURITY; DATA STORAGE DEVICE; DIGITAL IMAGING; DIGITAL PATHOLOGY; DIGITAL SLIDE SCANNER; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITOR; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MICROSCOPY; STANDARDS;

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNATIONALITY; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 84964266922     PISSN: 10152008     EISSN: 14230291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000441192     Document Type: Review

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