Evaluating the role of Z-stack to improve the morphologic evaluation of urine cytology whole slide images for high-grade urothelial carcinoma: Results and review of a pilot study.

David KimRobert BurkhardtSusan A AlpersteinHamza Numan Gokozan Abha Goyal Jonas J Heymann Ami Patel Momin T Siddiqui

Published in: Cancer cytopathology (2022)

Z-stack images provide minimal diagnostic benefit for urine ThinPrep WSI. In addition, Z-stacked urine WSI does not justify the prolonged scan times and larger storage needs compared to those without Z-stack.

Keyphrases

high grade
deep learning
convolutional neural network
low grade
optical coherence tomography
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance