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Original Article:
A comparison of methods for studying the tumor microenvironment's spatial heterogeneity in digital pathology specimens
Ines Panicou Nearchou, Daniel Alexander Soutar, Hideki Ueno, David James Harrison, Ognjen Arandjelovic, Peter David Caie
J Pathol Inform
2021, 12:6 (28 January 2021)
DOI
:10.4103/jpi.jpi_26_20
Background:
The tumor microenvironment is highly heterogeneous, and it is understood to affect tumor progression and patient outcome. A number of studies have reported the prognostic significance of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and tumor budding in colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the significance of the intratumoral heterogeneity present in the spatial distribution of these features within the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) has not been previously reported. Evaluating this intratumoral heterogeneity may aid the understanding of the TIME's effect on patient prognosis as well as identify novel aggressive phenotypes which can be further investigated as potential targets for new treatment.
Methods:
In this study, we propose and apply two spatial statistical methodologies for the evaluation of the intratumor heterogeneity present in the distribution of CD3
+
and CD8
+
lymphocytes and tumor buds (TB) in 232 Stage II CRC cases. Getis-Ord hotspot analysis was applied to quantify the cold and hotspots, defined as regions with a significantly low or high number of each feature of interest, respectively. A novel spatial heatmap methodology for the quantification of the cold and hotspots of each feature of interest, which took into account both the interpatient heterogeneity and the intratumor heterogeneity, was further developed.
Results:
Resultant data from each analysis, characterizing the spatial intratumor heterogeneity of lymphocytes and TBs were used for the development of two new highly prognostic risk models.
Conclusions:
Our results highlight the value of applying spatial statistics for the assessment of the intratumor heterogeneity. Both Getis-Ord hotspot and our proposed spatial heatmap analysis are broadly applicable across other tissue types as well as other features of interest.
Availability:
The code underpinning this publication can be accessed at
https://doi.org/10.17630/c2306fe9-66e2-4442-ad89-f986220053e2
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Effects of image quantity and image source variation on machine learning histology differential diagnosis models
Elham Vali-Betts, Kevin J Krause, Alanna Dubrovsky, Kristin Olson, John Paul Graff, Anupam Mitra, Ananya Datta-Mitra, Kenneth Beck, Aristotelis Tsirigos, Cynthia Loomis, Antonio Galvao Neto, Esther Adler, Hooman H Rashidi
J Pathol Inform
2021, 12:5 (23 January 2021)
DOI
:10.4103/jpi.jpi_69_20
Aims:
Histology, the microscopic study of normal tissues, is a crucial element of most medical curricula. Learning tools focused on histology are very important to learners who seek diagnostic competency within this important diagnostic arena. Recent developments in machine learning (ML) suggest that certain ML tools may be able to benefit this histology learning platform. Here, we aim to explore how one such tool based on a convolutional neural network, can be used to build a generalizable multi-classification model capable of classifying microscopic images of human tissue samples with the ultimate goal of providing a differential diagnosis (a list of look-alikes) for each entity.
Methods:
We obtained three institutional training datasets and one generalizability test dataset, each containing images of histologic tissues in 38 categories. Models were trained on data from single institutions, low quantity combinations of multiple institutions, and high quantity combinations of multiple institutions. Models were tested against withheld validation data, external institutional data, and generalizability test images obtained from Google image search. Performance was measured with macro and micro accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and f1-score.
Results:
In this study, we were able to show that such a model's generalizability is dependent on both the training data source variety and the total number of training images used. Models which were trained on 760 images from only a single institution performed well on withheld internal data but poorly on external data (lower generalizability). Increasing data source diversity improved generalizability, even when decreasing data quantity: models trained on 684 images, but from three sources improved generalization accuracy between 4.05' and 18.59'. Maintaining this diversity and increasing the quantity of training images to 2280 further improved generalization accuracy between 16.51' and 32.79'.
Conclusions:
This pilot study highlights the significance of data diversity within such studies. As expected, optimal models are those that incorporate both diversity and quantity into their platforms.s
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Verification and validation of digital pathology (whole slide imaging) for primary histopathological diagnosis: All wales experience
M Babawale, A Gunavardhan, J Walker, T Corfield, P Huey, A Savage, A Bansal, M Atkinson, H Abdelsalam, E Raweily, A Christian, I Evangelou, D Thomas, J Shannon, E Youd, P Brumwell, J Harrison, I Thompson, M Rashid, G Leopold, A Finall, S Roberts, D Housa, P Nedeva, A Davies, D Fletcher, Muhammad Aslam
J Pathol Inform
2021, 12:4 (23 January 2021)
DOI
:10.4103/jpi.jpi_55_20
Aims:
The study is aimed to verify Aperio AT2 scanner for reporting on the digital pathology platform (DP) and to validate the cohort of pathologists in the interpretation of DP for routine diagnostic histopathological services in Wales, United Kingdom.
Materials, Methods and Results:
This was a large multicenter study involving seven hospitals across Wales and unique with 22 (largest number) pathologists participating. 7491 slides from 3001 cases were scanned on Leica Aperio AT2 scanner and reported on digital workstations with Leica software of e-slide manager. A senior pathology fellow compared DP reports with authorized reports on glass slide (GS). A panel of expert pathologists reviewed the discrepant cases under multiheader microscope to establish ground truth. 2745 out of 3001 (91%) cases showed complete concordance between DP and GS reports. Two hundred and fifty-six cases showed discrepancies in diagnosis, of which 170 (5.6%) were deemed of no clinical significance by the review panel. There were 86 (2.9%) clinically significant discrepancies in the diagnosis between DP and GS. The concordance was raised to 97.1% after discounting clinically insignificant discrepancies. Ground truth lay with DP in 28 out of 86 clinically significant discrepancies and with GS in 58 cases. Sensitivity of DP was 98.07% (confidence interval [CI] 97.57–98.56%); for GS was 99.07% (CI 98.72–99.41%).
Conclusions:
We concluded that Leica Aperio AT2 scanner produces adequate quality of images for routine histopathologic diagnosis. Pathologists were able to diagnose in DP with good concordance as with GS.
Strengths and Limitations of this Study:
Strengths of this study – This was a prospective blind study. Different pathologists reported digital and glass arms at different times giving an ambience of real-time reporting. There was standardized use of software and hardware across Wales. A strong managerial support from efficiency through the technology group was a key factor for the implementation of the study.
Limitations:
This study did not include Cytopathology and
in situ
hybridization slides. Difficulty in achieving surgical pathology practise standardization across the whole country contributed to intra-observer variations.
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Remote reporting from home for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology: A tertiary oncology center experience during the COVID-19 pandemic
Vidya Rao, Rajiv Kumar, Sathyanarayanan Rajaganesan, Swapnil Rane, Gauri Deshpande, Subhash Yadav, Asawari Patil, Trupti Pai, Santosh Menon, Aekta Shah, Katha Rabade, Mukta Ramadwar, Poonam Panjwani, Neha Mittal, Ayushi Sahay, Bharat Rekhi, Munita Bal, Uma Sakhadeo, Sumeet Gujral, Sangeeta Desai
J Pathol Inform
2021, 12:3 (8 January 2021)
DOI
:10.4103/jpi.jpi_72_20
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the widespread adoption of digital pathology (DP) for primary diagnosis in surgical pathology. This paradigm shift is likely to influence how we function routinely in the postpandemic era. We present learnings from early adoption of DP for a live digital sign-out from home in a risk-mitigated environment.
Materials and Methods:
We aimed to validate DP for remote reporting from home in a real-time environment and evaluate the parameters influencing the efficiency of a digital workflow. Eighteen pathologists prospectively validated DP for remote use on 567 biopsy cases including 616 individual parts from 7 subspecialties over a duration from March 21, 2020, to June 30, 2020. The slides were digitized using Roche Ventana DP200 whole-slide scanner and reported from respective homes in a risk-mitigated environment.
Results:
Following re-review of glass slides, there was no major discordance and 1.2% (
n
= 7/567) minor discordance. The deferral rate was 4.5%. All pathologists reported from their respective homes from laptops with an average network speed of 20 megabits per second.
Conclusion:
We successfully validated and adopted a digital workflow for remote reporting with available resources and were able to provide our patients, an undisrupted access to subspecialty expertise during these unprecedented times.
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Implementation of collodion bag protocol to improve whole-slide imaging of scant gynecologic curettage specimens
Iny Jhun, David Levy, Harumi Lim, Quintina Herrera, Erika Dobo, Dominique Burns, William Hetherington, Ronald Macasaet, April J Young, Christina S Kong, Ann K Folkins, Eric Joon Yang
J Pathol Inform
2021, 12:2 (8 January 2021)
DOI
:10.4103/jpi.jpi_82_20
Background:
Digital pathology has been increasingly implemented for primary surgical pathology diagnosis. In our institution, digital pathology was recently deployed in the gynecologic (GYN) pathology practice. A notable challenge encountered in the digital evaluation of GYN specimens was high rates of scanning failure of specimens with fragmented as well as scant tissue. To improve tissue detection failure rates, we implemented a novel use of the collodion bag cell block preparation method.
Materials and Methods:
In this study, we reviewed 108 endocervical curettage (ECC) specimens, representing specimens processed with and without the collodion bag cell block method (
n
= 56 without collodion bag,
n
= 52 with collodion bag).
Results:
Tissue detection failure rates were reduced from 77% (43/56) in noncollodion bag cases to 23/52 (44%) of collodion bag cases, representing a 42% reduction. The median total area of tissue detection failure per level was 0.35 mm
2
(interquartile range [IQR]: 0.14, 0.70 mm
2
) for noncollodion bag cases and 0.08 mm
2
(IQR: 0.03, 0.20 mm
2
) for collodion bag cases. This represents a greater than fourfold reduction in the total area of tissue detection failure per level (
P
< 0.001). In addition, there were no out-of-focus levels among collodion bag cases, compared to 6/56 (11%) of noncollodion bag cases (median total area = 4.9 mm
2
).
Conclusions:
The collodion bag method significantly improved the digital image quality of fragmented/scant GYN curettage specimens, increased efficiency and accuracy of diagnostic evaluation, and enhanced identification of tissue contamination during processing. The logistical challenges and labor cost of deploying the collodion bag protocol are important considerations for feasibility assessment at an institutional level.
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Digital slides as an effective tool for programmed death ligand 1 combined positive score assessment and training: Lessons learned from the “Programmed death ligand 1 key learning program in Head-and-Neck squamous cell carcinoma”
Albino Eccher, Gabriella Fontanini, Nicola Fusco, Ilaria Girolami, Paolo Graziano, Elena Guerini Rocco, Maurizio Martini, Patrizia Morbini, Liron Pantanowitz, Anil Parwani, Anna Maria Pisano, Giancarlo Troncone, Elena Vigliar
J Pathol Inform
2021, 12:1 (8 January 2021)
DOI
:10.4103/jpi.jpi_63_20
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