Medical Research
Several newsworthy items in this recent mailing from CAP. Of note, a couple items pertinent to digital pathology including dermatopathology survey, a pre-conference workshop at the upcoming Futurescape meeting on digital pathology and early...
With many thanks to David Shenkenberg, Features Editor of Photonics Spectra and Biophotonics I am able to provide a recent article courtesy of Biophotonics magazine last month. David's article hits several high points and...
Recent paper on impact of digital image manipulation in cytology specimens. Download article Jeffery Pinco, MD; Robert A. Goulart, MD; Christopher N. Otis, MD; Jane Garb, MS; Liron Pantanowitz, MD From the Departments of Pathology (Drs Pinco,...
A number of people have asked me recently if healthcare IT initiatives will receive any funding from the recently passed stimulus package. Here is a nice summary I saw recently: The $787 billion economic stimulus package includes $19...
Came across this post from NY Times Health blog this week. Couple of thoughts: Biopsies required to fix for certain time should need for certain IHC (i.e. HER2) required. Formal guidelines coming on ER/PR as well just as we...
The use of digital pathology techniques without stains or reagents is gaining traction for use in clinical practice, particularly for "gray" diagnostic areas where tride-and-true physical stains and or chemicals may not provide high...
