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ReviewJournal of pathology informatics2019

Introduction to Digital Image Analysis in Whole-slide Imaging: A White Paper from the Digital Pathology Association.

Famke Aeffner, Mark D Zarella, Nathan Buchbinder, Marilyn M Bui, Matthew R Goodman, Douglas J Hartman, Giovanni M Lujan, Mariam A Molani, Anil V Parwani, Kate Lillard and 4 more

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Review in Journal of pathology informatics, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 190 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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190citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

190 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Famke AeffnerAmgen Inc., Amgen Research, Comparative Biology and Safety Sciences, South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Mark D ZarellaDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Drexel University, College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Nathan BuchbinderProscia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Marilyn M BuiDepartment of Pathology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Matthew R Goodman3scan, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Douglas J HartmanUniversity of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Giovanni M LujanInform Diagnostics, Irving, TX, USA.
Mariam A MolaniDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Anil V ParwaniThe Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
Kate LillardIndica Labs, Inc., Corrales, NM, USA.
Oliver C TurnerNovartis, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Preclinical Safety, East Hannover, NJ, USA.
Venkata N P Vemuri3scan, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Ana G Yuil-ValdesDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Douglas BowmanIndica Labs, Inc., Corrales, NM, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of whole-slide imaging in digital pathology has brought about the advancement of computer-aided examination of tissue via digital image analysis. Digitized slides can now be easily annotated and analyzed via a variety of algorithms. This study reviews the fundamentals of tissue image analysis and aims to provide pathologists with basic information regarding the features, applications, and general workflow of these new tools. The review gives an overview of the basic categories of software solutions available, potential analysis strategies, technical considerations, and general algorithm readouts. Advantages and limitations of tissue image analysis are discussed, and emerging concepts, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, are introduced. Finally, examples of how digital image analysis tools are currently being used in diagnostic laboratories, translational research, and drug development are discussed.

Indexed as

Artificial intelligencecomputational pathologydigital pathologyimage analysisquantitative image analysiswhole-slide imaging

Identifiers

PMID30984469
PMCPMC6437786

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