Banff Digital Pathology Working Group: Image Bank, Artificial Intelligence Algorithm, and Challenge Trial Developments
Transplant International, vol. 36, pp. 11783
Abstract
The Banff Digital Pathology Working Group (DPWG) was established with the goal to establish a digital pathology repository; develop, validate, and share models for image analysis; and foster collaborations using regular videoconferencing. During the calls, a variety of artificial intelligence (AI)-based support systems for transplantation pathology were presented. Potential collaborations in a competition/trial on AI applied to kidney transplant specimens, including the DIAGGRAFT challenge (staining of biopsies at multiple institutions, pathologists’ visual assessment, and development and validation of new and pre-existing Banff scoring algorithms), were also discussed. To determine the next steps, a survey was conducted, primarily focusing on the feasibility of establishing a digital pathology repository and identifying potential hosts. Sixteen of the 35 respondents (46%) had access to a server hosting a digital pathology repository, with 2 respondents that could serve as a potential host at no cost to the DPWG. The 16 digital pathology repositories collected specimens from various organs, with the largest constituent being kidney (n = 12,870 specimens). A DPWG pilot digital pathology repository was established, and there are plans for a competition/trial with the DIAGGRAFT project. Utilizing existing resources and previously established models, the Banff DPWG is establishing new resources for the Banff community.
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Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GE, United States
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Emory University, United States
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, United States
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Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, United States
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Department of Pathology and Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, United States
Department of Pathology and Medicine, Duke University, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Aachen · RWTH Aachen University
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Department of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Aachen, Germany
Institute of Pathology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University Clinic, Aachen, Germany
Department of Nephrology and Immunology, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, Germany
Institute of Pathology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University Clinic, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Aachen · RWTH Aachen University
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Institute of Pathology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University Clinic, Aachen, Germany
Institute of Pathology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University Clinic, Germany
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Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, United States
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Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, United States
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Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, United States
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Radboud University Medical Center
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Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
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Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Leiden University Medical Center · Amsterdam UMC Location University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam University Medical Centers
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Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands
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Emory University · Georgia State University
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Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States
Emory University, United States
Georgia State University, United States
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University of California Davis Medical Center · UC Davis Health · University of California, Davis
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Department of Pathology, University of California Davis Health System, Sacramento, CA, United States
Department of Pathology, University of California Davis Health System, United States
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Inserm · Université Paris Cité · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris
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Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR 970, Paris Translational Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, and Kidney Transplant Department, Hôpital Necker, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University of Paris, Paris, France
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, UMR 970, Paris Translational Research Centre for Organ Transplantation, and Kidney Transplant Department, Hôpital Necker, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, University of Paris, France
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Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven, Belgium
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University of Florida Health · University of Florida
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Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Intelligent Critical Care Center, College of Medicine, University of Florida at Gainesville, Gainesville, FL, United States
Division of Nephrology, Hypertension, and Renal Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Intelligent Critical Care Center, College of Medicine, University of Florida at Gainesville, United States
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University at Buffalo, State University of New York
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Department of Pathology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States
Department of Pathology, The State University of New York at Buffalo, United States
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Linköping University · Radboud University Medical Center
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Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, Linköping University, Sweden
Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
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Radboud University Medical Center
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Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Netherlands
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
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Department of Pathology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Department of Pathology, University of Alberta, Canada
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