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'''"[[Journal:Digital pathology and anatomic pathology laboratory information system integration to support digital pathology sign-out|Digital pathology and anatomic pathology laboratory information system integration to support digital pathology sign-out]]"'''
'''"[[Journal:ChromaWizard: An open-source image analysis software for multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis|ChromaWizard: An open-source image analysis software for multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis]]"'''


The adoption of digital pathology offers benefits over labor-intensive, time-consuming, and error-prone manual processes. However, because most workflow and [[laboratory]] transactions are centered around the anatomical pathology laboratory information system (APLIS), adoption of digital pathology ideally requires integration with the APLIS. A digital pathology system (DPS) integrated with the APLIS was recently implemented at our institution for diagnostic use. We demonstrate how such integration supports digital workflow to sign-out anatomical pathology cases.
Multicolor image analysis finds its applications in a broad range of biological studies. Specifically, multiplex [[wikipedia:Fluorescence in situ hybridization|fluorescence ''in situ'' hybridization]] (M‐FISH) for chromosome painting facilitates the analysis of individual chromosomes in complex metaphase spreads and is widely used to detect both numerical and structural aberrations. While this is well established for human and mouse [[wikipedia:Karyotype|karyotypes]], for which species sophisticated software and analysis tools are available, other organisms and species are less well served. Commercially available software is proprietary and not easily adaptable to other karyotypes. Therefore, a publicly available open-source software that combines flexibility and customizable functionalities is needed. Here we present such a tool, called “ChromaWizard,” which is based on popular scientific image analysis libraries (OpenCV, scikit‐image, and NumPy). We demonstrate its functionality on the example of primary Chinese hamster (''Cricetulus griseus'') fibroblasts metaphase spreads and on Chinese hamster ovary cell lines, known for their large number of chromosomal rearrangements. ('''[[Journal:ChromaWizard: An open-source image analysis software for multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis|Full article...]]''')<br />
 
Workflow begins when pathology cases get accessioned into the APLIS ([[Cerner Corporation|CoPathPlus]]). Glass slides from these cases are then digitized (Omnyx VL120 scanner) and automatically uploaded into the DPS (Omnyx; Integrated Digital Pathology (IDP) software v.1.3). The APLIS transmits case data to the DPS via a publishing web service. The DPS associates scanned images with the correct case using barcode labels on slides and information received from the APLIS. When pathologists remotely open a case in the DPS, additional information (e.g. gross pathology details, prior cases) gets retrieved from the APLIS through a query web service. ('''[[Journal:Digital pathology and anatomic pathology laboratory information system integration to support digital pathology sign-out|Full article...]]''')<br />
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"ChromaWizard: An open-source image analysis software for multicolor fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis"

Multicolor image analysis finds its applications in a broad range of biological studies. Specifically, multiplex fluorescence in situ hybridization (M‐FISH) for chromosome painting facilitates the analysis of individual chromosomes in complex metaphase spreads and is widely used to detect both numerical and structural aberrations. While this is well established for human and mouse karyotypes, for which species sophisticated software and analysis tools are available, other organisms and species are less well served. Commercially available software is proprietary and not easily adaptable to other karyotypes. Therefore, a publicly available open-source software that combines flexibility and customizable functionalities is needed. Here we present such a tool, called “ChromaWizard,” which is based on popular scientific image analysis libraries (OpenCV, scikit‐image, and NumPy). We demonstrate its functionality on the example of primary Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) fibroblasts metaphase spreads and on Chinese hamster ovary cell lines, known for their large number of chromosomal rearrangements. (Full article...)

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