MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'digital pathology'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:52:10 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5097129&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2011%2F08%2Ffda-draft-guidelines-on-ivd-companion-diagnostics.html Digital Pathology Insights blog posted a nice succinct comment on the FDA draft guidance on companion diagnostics that are of acute interest for anyone interested in digital pathology. The issue is the development of drugs (i.e., so-called "targeted" drug therapies, such as, trastuzumab) that depend on the result of a predictive test (HER2 protein overexpression by IHC, amplification by FISH) to meet the claims of the drug's effectiveness as approved by the FDA.  As the FDA document states in the introduction, When an appropriate scientific rationale supports such an approach, FDA encourages the development of therapeutic products that depend on the use of approved or cleared IVD companion diagnostic devices — several such IVD companion diagnostic devices for use wit... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5097129 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:54:00 +0100 5097129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5029256&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2011%2F07%2Fdigipath-inc-announces-partnership-with-pathxl.html Press release from new company in digital pathology universe, DigiPath, Inc., who announced their launch last week whilst I was on vacation.  Interesting partnership.  Also, check out their YouTube video demonstrating their iPad app for viewing digislides.  (Note: I have no financial, personal or spiritual relationship with this company!) DigiPath, Inc®, a provider of affordable, innovative, and reliable digital pathology solutions, and PathXL Ltd., a company that specializes in developing web-based software for digital pathology, have joined together to increase user adoption of digital pathology within North America based academic medical centers through educational applications. DigiPath and PathXL will be showcasing PathXL™ Tutor and PathXL™ Simulate di... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5029256 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:11:37 +0100 5029256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4768265&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2011%2F04%2Fnotes-and-impressions-from-cap-futurescape-11.html First, a disclaimer.  I was only able to attend CAP Futurescape on Saturday, April 16.  Although this was the majority of the conference, the Sunday morning session had a great lineup of speakers talking personalized/genomic medicine. I tried my thumbs at "live" microblogging via Twitter @dailysignout in the morning and early afternoon (until my iPhone battery swooned).  This really made me focus on the presenters, quickly summarize their main points, and record particularly well-struck insights.  But I definitely should have been tweeting on my iPad or laptop--I'm way too slow on my iPhone.  A very cool thing was the synergy between the CAP folks tweeting and re-tweeting away @CAPDCAdvocacy (Julie McDowell) and @Pathologists.  It was also ... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4768265 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:10:00 +0100 4768265 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3899656&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F08%2Fdigital-pathology-arms-race-roche-to-buy-bioimagene.html Roche announced on Monday that it is purchasing BioImagene (WSJ article).  The fact that the (former) BioImagene digital pathology system--and the intellectual property that has been developed with it--will be integrated with Ventana's diagnostic assays is worrisome to me.  One reason that I was attracted to the BioImagene product was its ability to customized to user demands and was not dependent upon any particular diagnostic testing platform.  Once again, the lab diagnostic industry will seek to take an "open" system and make it into a "closed" one--thus, locking consumers into a vertical line of other products.  If, that is, this "integration" actually comes about. (Source: The Daily Sign-Out) The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3899656 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:02:53 +0100 3899656 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3577657&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F05%2Fabstracts-solicited-for-pathology-informatics-2010-conference-.html Dr. Bruce Friedman at LabSoftNews blog has announced a call for abstracts for the Pathology Informatics 2010 Conference in Boston on September 19-22, 2010.The conference Web site is up which has links for additional information about the conference, online registration, abstract submission, etc.  This really is a premier conference and well-worth the time and expense!  Please check out the Web site--it is pretty amazing what this conference has evolved into since I attended my first conference in 2000 (ouch!). (Source: The Daily Sign-Out) The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3577657 Tue, 18 May 2010 21:22:03 +0100 3577657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262923&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2010%2F02%2Flargest-pathology-image-ever-produced---biooptics-world.html .This is really cool!  Check out the details: tissue section 5 inches x 7 inches, storage size for the image--41+ GB.  Here's the site for you to play with: http://www.confocal.com/ABOUT/Human_Breast-H&E.html. (Source: The Daily Sign-Out) The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262923 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:39:09 +0100 3262923 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133816&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2009%2F12%2Fdigital-pathology-article-in-cap-today.html Dr. Keith Kaplan at Digital Pathology Blog pointed this one out as a good article discussing the recent FDA meeting regarding whole-slide imaging (WSI) technology.  And he has some informed insights quoted in the article.  The online version of CAP Today has been out and I (again) urge you to check it out--although the hard copy version is probably sitting on your desk somewhere.I reckon that you're take on this article might depend on your reaction to the quote from Ole Eichhorn ot Aperio:"Eichhorn believes that the FDA fears that if it doesn't "get out in front" of digital pathology, there could be a proliferation of non-cleared/non-approved WSI systems "because these devices are useful and valuable.  By the way, that's what we have with ... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133816 Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:45:27 +0100 3133816 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2611195&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2009%2F07%2Fvery-cool-post-from-dr-kaplan-at-digital-pathology-blog-regarding-medting.html Very cool post from Dr. Kaplan at Digital Pathology Blog regarding MEDTING. (Source: The Daily Sign-Out) The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2611195 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:14:31 +0100 2611195 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2474470&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=38412&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpathlabmed.typepad.com%2Fsurgical_pathology_and_la%2F2009%2F06%2Fthoughts-on-the-cap-futurescape-2009-digital-imaging-workshop.html Thanks to CAP for putting together this workshop in conjunction with digital pathology company leaders Bioimagene and Aperio!  It was money and time well-spent and I encourage readers to consider attending next year's conference.I thought that the Aperio exhibit/demonstration was more in the spirit of a workshop and felt that it provided a better appreciation of how one might use their scanning hardware and Spectrum software system in daily practice.In contrast, the Bioimagene "workshop" was not really a workshop in the sense of a practical demonstration of their system, VIrtuoso.  Although I didn't find it as helpful in directly comparing the two systems,I think their target audience were pathologists new to the applications of digital pathology and not yet a... The Daily Sign-Out blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2474470 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 19:31:51 +0100 2474470 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2341981&cid=t_165397_155_f&fid=36522&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpathtalk%2F%7E3%2FIwOktlB6vcs%2F560 A screenshot of the slide viewer in action. A team at the NYU School of Medicine’s Division of Educational Informatics has created a brilliant implementation of a virtual slide viewer using the Google Maps API. They are using their viewer to view digital slides acquired using Bacus and Aperio slide scanners.  In my opinion, this is superior in some ways to the viewers I’ve used from commercial vendors. Check out the NYU system here. As a side note:  One concern I have about existing whole slide imaging technologies is the proprietary nature of the associated software platforms, and the resulting reliance on a certain vendor’s product for access to archival materials.  At present, Bacus / Olympus and Aperio make their viewing software, but not their source code, freely ... pathtalk.org blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2341981 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:00:52 +0100 2341981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1163224&cid=t_165397_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fksdescartin.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F01%2F20%2Fwelcome-to-the-17th-edition-of-medicine-20-blog-carnival%2F The Truth, Is It Still Out There? Life, as we know it to be so far, always reserves space for seeking answers. The truth. And in our search for truth along the avenues and paths of explorations, lie many dimensions and perspectives. Other’s truths may be some other’s lies. While unfortunately, as knowledge unfolds, some opposing and constricting force, covers the light and distract those whose quest is simple–to know the truth.  Medicine, had its share in this unraveling and evolution. It too had its share of dark times. Though these days are definitely not dark times for understanding Medicine and Life, the current state is also neither the absolute truth. I have the opinion that we are in a spasmic process–breaking down walls, tearing off false attachments fro... the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1163224 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:18:18 +0100 1163224