Compressing pathology whole-slide images using a human and model observer evaluation

Introduction: We aim to determine to what degree whole-slide images (WSI) can be compressed without impacting the ability of the pathologist to distinguish benign from malignant tissues. An underlying goal is to demonstrate the utility of a visual discrimination model (VDM) for predicting observer p...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A Krupinski, Jeffrey P Johnson, Stacey Jaw, Anna R Graham, Ronald S Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathology Informatics
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Online Access:http://www.jpathinformatics.org/article.asp?issn=2153-3539;year=2012;volume=3;issue=1;spage=17;epage=17;aulast=