Virtual microscopy for cytology proficiency testing: Are we there yet?

Abstract

The current results confirmed the feasibility of VM for proficiency tests with 2 main problems noted. First, primary screeners had difficulties meeting the mandatory time allocation; however, with increased familiarity with the software, the screening times decreased. Second, the 3-dimensional nature of certain lesions made them difficult to interpret even on monolayered, liquid-based preparations. Creation of a more user-friendly software interface and better methods to capture depth of focus should make this a valid measure of cervicovaginal cytopathologic interpretive competence.

Eye-Tracking in the Study of Visual Expertise: Methodology and Approaches in Medicine

“…The visual expertise learned by radiologists is an example of a search-related task, in which the radiologist identifies visual "targets" in an image containing both expected and "distractor" elements (Wen et al, 2016;Wolfe et al, 2015). Screening tests, both in radiology and pathology, are generally performed using a visual search model (Stewart et al, 2007;Wolfe, 1995). In this visual task, search is required because everything in the visual field cannot be identified and processed simultaneously.…”

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

“…Pilot results for scanning cytology slides (both conventional and thin layer techniques) appeared not to provide satisfactory results so this was not further pursued. This was mainly because multiple focus planes are needed for most cytological cases to obtain wellfocused cells [13].…”

Comparison between a traditional single still image and a multiframe video image along the z‐axis of the same microscopic field of interest in cytology: Which does contribute to telecytology?

“…[9][10][11][12][13] Some WSI scanners are capable of composing a three-dimension-like image by using multifocus frame images, and others can create a multilayer scanning image, which, for example, are stacked 10 layers each 2 lm apart along the z-axis. 13 Indeed, Dee et al 12 have reported the three-dimensional WSI system was useful for the education and testing of cervical cytology.…”