Publications by authors named "Ilaria Jansen"

Background: Non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is characterized by frequent recurrence of the disease, which is difficult to predict.

Objective: To combine digital histopathology slides with clinical data to predict 1- and 5-yr recurrence-free survival of NMIBC patients using deep learning.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Data of patients undergoing a transurethral resection of a bladder tumor between 2000 and 2018 at a Dutch academic medical center were selected.

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Accurate grading of non-muscle-invasive urothelial cell carcinoma is of major importance; however, high interobserver variability exists. A fully automated detection and grading network based on deep learning is proposed to enhance reproducibility. A total of 328 transurethral resection specimens from 232 patients were included, and a consensus reading by three specialized pathologists was used.

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Histopathologic grading of prostate cancer using Gleason patterns (GPs) is subject to a large inter-observer variability, which may result in suboptimal treatment of patients. With the introduction of digitization and whole-slide images of prostate biopsies, computer-aided grading becomes feasible. Computer-aided grading has the potential to improve histopathological grading and treatment selection for prostate cancer.

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Background: Histopathological analysis is the cornerstone in bladder cancer (BCa) diagnosis. These analysis suffer from a moderate observer agreement in the staging of bladder cancer. Three-dimensional reconstructions have the potential to support the pathologists in visualizing spatial arrangements of structures, which may improve the interpretation of specimen.

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Due to the growing field of digital pathology, more and more digital histology slides are becoming available. This improves the accessibility, allows teleconsultations from specialized pathologists, improves education, and might give urologist the possibility to review the slides in patient management systems. Moreover, by stacking multiple two-dimensional (2D) digital slides, three-dimensional volumes can be created, allowing improved insight in the growth pattern of a tumor.

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