Use of quality checks and processes across digital histopathology: an initial survey from the Bigpicture consortium.

IF 2 4区医学 Q2 PATHOLOGY

Journal of Clinical Pathology Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI:10.1136/jcp-2024-210010

Hayley Pye, David S Brettle, Caitríona Lyons, Fauve Versaevel, Erio Barale-Thomas, Kurt Zatloukal, Darren Treanor

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Abstract

Aims: In the end-to-end digital pathology workflow, variability can be introduced at each step, resulting in differences in the final image dataset. The effectiveness of quality control processes at each step of the workflow will impact the extent and relevance of this variability.

Methods: To assess the maturity of whole slide imaging (WSI) quality processes for the whole digital pathology workflow, we conducted an online questionnaire across 19 digitally active members of the Bigpicture consortium.

Results: A key finding was that a lower proportion of centres are implementing rigorous quality processes and checks processes at the post-scanning steps of the WSI workflow, such as 'digital reporting and display' (44%) and computational analysis (34%), when compared with pre-scanning steps such as 'pre-staining' (72%) and 'staining' (77%).

Conclusions: This information allows us to identify priorities for quality improvement of the overall WSI workflow.

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在数字组织病理学中使用质量检查和过程：来自Bigpicture联盟的初步调查。

目的：在端到端数字病理工作流程中，每一步都可以引入可变性，从而导致最终图像数据集的差异。工作流程中每一步的质量控制过程的有效性将影响这种可变性的程度和相关性。方法：为了评估整个数字病理工作流程中全切片成像（WSI）质量流程的成熟度，我们对Bigpicture联盟的19名数字活跃成员进行了在线问卷调查。结果：一个关键的发现是，与“预染色”（72%）和“染色”（77%）等扫描前步骤相比，较低比例的中心在WSI工作流程的扫描后步骤中实施严格的质量流程和检查过程，例如“数字报告和显示”（44%）和计算分析（34%）。结论：该信息使我们能够确定整个WSI工作流程质量改进的优先级。

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Journal of Clinical Pathology 医学-病理学

CiteScore

7.80

自引率

2.90%

发文量

113

审稿时长

3-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Clinical Pathology is a leading international journal covering all aspects of pathology. Diagnostic and research areas covered include histopathology, virology, haematology, microbiology, cytopathology, chemical pathology, molecular pathology, forensic pathology, dermatopathology, neuropathology and immunopathology. Each issue contains Reviews, Original articles, Short reports, Correspondence and more.