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Digital cytology: A short review of technical and methodological approaches and applications
Author(s) -
Capitanio A.,
Dina R. E.,
Treanor D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12554
Subject(s) - cytology , usability , medicine , medical physics , computer science , data science , pathology , human–computer interaction
The recent years have been characterised by a rapid development of whole slide imaging ( WSI ) especially in its applications to histology. The application of WSI technology to cytology is less common because of technological problems related to the three‐dimensional nature of cytology preparations (which requires capturing of z‐stack information, with an increase in file size and usability issues in viewing cytological preparations). The aim of this study is to provide a review of the literature on the use of digital cytology and provide an overview of cytological applications of WSI in current practice as well as identifying areas for future development.