Software tools and platforms in Digital Pathology: a review for clinicians and computer scientists

Journal of Pathology Informatics

Thomas Bocklitz¹  Lina Carvalho²  Rodrigo Escobar Díaz Guerrero³  Juergen Popp⁴  José Luis Oliveira⁵ 

[1] Corresponding author.;DETI/IEETA, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;BMD Software, PCI - Creative Science Park, 3830-352 Ilhavo, Portugal;Institute of Anatomical and Molecular Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal;Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Member of Leibniz research alliance ‘Health technologies’, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany;

关键词: Digital Pathology;    Whole Slide Imaging;    Image analysis;    Computational pathology;    Pathomics;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

At the end of the twentieth century, a new technology was developed that allowed an entire tissue section to be scanned on an objective slide. Originally called virtual microscopy, this technology is now known as Whole Slide Imaging (WSI). WSI presents new challenges for reading, visualization, storage, and analysis. For this reason, several technologies have been developed to facilitate the handling of these images. In this paper, we analyze the most widely used technologies in the field of digital pathology, ranging from specialized libraries for the reading of these images to complete platforms that allow reading, visualization, and analysis. Our aim is to provide the reader, whether a pathologist or a computational scientist, with the knowledge to choose the technologies to use for new studies, development, or research.

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