Automated Image Interpretation Computer-Assisted Diagnostics

The field of computer-assisted diagnostics is a discipline which has emerged as a result of sustained efforts throughout the clinical and scientific communities to devise systematic procedures and protocols to support physicians in rendering more informed diagnostic decisions. One of the most active and exciting branches of this research focuses on the automated interpretation of medical images. While most of the emphasis for these activities has been directed towards radiological imaging modalities including X-ray, MRI, and ultrasound, new advances in digital microscopy now make it possible for the fields of diagnostic and investigative pathology to follow a similar experimental and developmental path.