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Artif Intell Cancer. Jun 28, 2020; 1(1): 31-38
Published online Jun 28, 2020. doi: 10.35713/aic.v1.i1.31
Published online Jun 28, 2020. doi: 10.35713/aic.v1.i1.31
Impact of blurs on machine-learning aided digital pathology image analysis
Maki Ogura, Tomoharu Kiyuna, Digital Healthcare Business Development Office, NEC Corporation, Tokyo 108-8001, Japan
Hiroshi Yoshida, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
Author contributions: Ogura M, Kiyuna T, and Yoshida H drafted and revised the manuscript and prepared the figures; Ogura M collected the pathological data; Kiyuna T performed all the image analysis; all the authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and with the approval of the Institutional Review Board of the National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no competing interests to be declared.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Hiroshi Yoshida, MD, PhD, Staff Physician, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, National Cancer Center Hospital, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan. hiroyosh@ncc.go.jp
Received: March 21, 2020
Peer-review started: March 21, 2020
First decision: April 22, 2020
Revised: May 2, 2020
Accepted: June 7, 2020
Article in press: June 7, 2020
Published online: June 28, 2020
Peer-review started: March 21, 2020
First decision: April 22, 2020
Revised: May 2, 2020
Accepted: June 7, 2020
Article in press: June 7, 2020
Published online: June 28, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: Little attention has been paid to the reproducibility of machine learning (ML)-based histological classification in heterochronously obtained Digital pathology images (DPIs) of the same hematoxylin and eosin slide. This study elucidated the frequency and preventable causes of discordant classification results of DPI analysis using ML for the heterochronously obtained DPIs. We observed discordant classification results in 23.1% of the paired DPIs obtained by two independent scans of the same microscope slide. The group with discordant classification results showed a significantly higher blur index than the other group. Our results suggest that differences in the blur of the paired DPIs may cause discordant classification results.