Summer Reading Round-Up
We present to you the papers we read this summer and found impactful.
Digital Pathology/Artificial Intelligence
Integrated digital pathology at scale: A solution for clinical diagnostics and cancer research at a large academic medical center. Schüffler, et al, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocab085 The impact of site-specific digital histology signatures on deep learning model accuracy and bias. Howard et al, Nature communications, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24698-1 Weakly supervised learning on unannotated hematoxylin and eosin stained slides predicts BRAF mutation in thyroid cancer with high accuracy. Anand, et al, Journal of Pathology, August 2021, https://doi.org/10.1002/path.5773 Artificial Intelligence–Based Screening for Mycobacteria in Whole-Slide Images of Tissue Samples. Pantanowitz, et al, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa215 Digital pathology in academia: Implementation and impact. Jones-Hall, Lab Anim, August 2021, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-021-00828-6
Next-gen Testing
SP142 PD-L1 Scoring Shows High Interobserver and Intraobserver Agreement in Triple-negative Breast Carcinoma But Overall Low Percentage Agreement With Other PD-L1 Clones SP263 and 22C3. Pang, et al, The American Journal of Surgical Pathology, August 2021, https://doi.org/10.1097/PAS.0000000000001701 Characterization of Tumor-immune Microenvironment by High-throughput Image Analysis of CD8 Immunohistochemistry Combined With Modified Masson’s Trichrome. Havnar, et al, Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. August 2021, https://doi.org/10.1369/00221554211034935
COVID-19 Pathology
Histopathological features of multiorgan percutaneous tissue core biopsy in patients with COVID-19. Wang, et al, Journal of Clinical Pathology, 2021: 74, https://jcp.bmj.com/content/74/8/522 Clinicopathologic Findings in COVID-19-Associated Ischemic Enterocolitis. Zhang, et al, Histopathology, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14457
Pathologist Pipeline/Pathology Without Borders
Global Health Education in Pathology Residency: Establishing a Novel Resident Clinical Elective in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Volaric, et al, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 2021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa262 Highlights and Perspectives From a Collaborative Global Health Pathology Experience in Trinidad and Tobago. Viswanathan, et al, American Journal of Clinical Pathology, September 2021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/aqaa246 Measuring the Efficacy of Pathology Career Recruitment Strategies in US Medical Students. Hernandez, et al, Arch Pathol Lab Med, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0834-OA Effectiveness of a Cloud-Based Telepathology System in China: Large-Sample Observational Study. He, et al, J Med Internet Res, July 2021, https://doi.org/10.2196/23799 Continuing Undergraduate Pathology Medical Education in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Global Pandemic: The Johns Hopkins Virtual Surgical Pathology Clinical Elective. White, et al, Arch Pathol Lab Med, March 2021, https://doi.org/10.5858/arpa.2020-0652-SA
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