Digital pathology evaluation in the multicenter Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE)

L Barisoni, CC Nast, JC Jennette… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Pathology consensus review for clinical trials and disease classification has historically
been performed by manual light microscopy with sequential section review by study
pathologists, or multi-headed microscope review. Limitations of this approach include high
intra-and inter-reader variability, costs, and delays for slide mailing and consensus reviews.
To improve this, the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) is systematically
applying digital pathology review in a multicenter study using renal biopsy whole slide …