Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 751-757 , May 2010

Creation of a fully digital pathology slide archive by high-volume tissue slide scanning

  • André Huisman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Arnoud Looijen, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Directorate of Information Technology, University Medical Center, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Steven M. van den Brink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Paul J. van Diest, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, PO Box 85500, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 24 July 2009 ,Accepted 20 August 2009.

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☆ Financial support to set up the digital slide archive was obtained from the board of directors of the UMC Utrecht (The Netherlands) and the Division of Laboratory and Pharmacy of the UMC Utrecht (The Netherlands).

PII: S0046-8177(09)00402-X

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.08.026

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 5 , Pages 751-757 , May 2010

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