Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2971442 | The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation | 2011 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Reproducibility studies of cardiac biopsies by pathologists in different centers at the international level were feasible using digitized slides rather than conventional histology glass slides. There was a small improvement in interobserver agreement between pathologists of different European centers when moving from the 1990 ISHLT classification to the “new” 2005 ISHLT classification. Morphologic suspicion of AMR in the 2004 system on hematoxylin-eosin-stained slides only was poor, highlighting the need for better standardization of morphologic criteria for AMR. Ongoing educational programs are needed to ensure standardization of diagnosis of both acute cellular and antibody-mediated rejection.
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Authors
Annalisa MD, Claus Boegelund MD, DMSc, Giovanni MD, Fiona MD, FRCPath, Paul Bishop, Helen MB, FRCPath, Marny MD, Jochen W.U. MD, PhD, Martin MD, FRCPath, Heike MD, Desley BMedSc, FRCPath, Ornella MD, Andrea MD, Monika MD, Francois MD, Samuel MD,