CAP Opens Comment Period for Update to Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) Guideline

Publication Date: Jun 28, 2019

Keeping pace with the growth in clinical applications for whole slide imaging and digital pathology, the College of American Pathologists, in collaboration with ASCP and the Association for Pathology Informatics, is updating its 2013 guideline “Validating Whole Slide Imaging for Diagnostic Purposes in Pathology.”

The updated draft recommendations are now open for public comment through July 19, 2019. All stakeholders—pathologists, histotechnologists, laboratory personnel, quality managers, hospitals, health systems, and vendors—are encouraged to provide feedback on these draft recommendations.
To read and comment on the draft guidelines, click visit cap.org.

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