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Inside the algorithms: How artificial intelligence is enhancing traditional pathology practice
Nov 14,26 | 01:40 EST
When a patient needs a second opinion, how does the biopsied tissue travel? The answer is surprisingly analog for 2026. Glass slides containing biological materials are often carried between offices so multiple pathologists can take a look. According to Lee Cooper, director of computational pathology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, digital imaging methods are becoming more popular in the field of pathology. After a sample of blood or tissue is taken from a patient and placed on a glass slide, the slide is inserted into a scanner that produces a digital image that can be shared electronically. In addition to enabling frictionless travel, digitized samples can be reviewed by artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. Cooper, who runs a lab in which researchers develop such algorithms, says the algorithms will help pathologists make more accurate and detailed diagnoses, as well as help researchers interpret how diseases have progressed in past patients.
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