Digitized Whole Slides for Breast Pathology Interpretation: Current Practices and Perceptions.
Digital whole slide imaging (WSI) is an emerging technology for pathology interpretation; however, little is known about pathologists' practice patterns or perceptions regarding WSI. A national sample ( N = 252) of pathologists from New Hampshire, Vermont, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Alaska, Maine,...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 642 - 649 |
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Springer Nature
Oct2014
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