The Evolution of Digital Pathology with Lee Cooper, PhD

The Evolution of Digital Pathology with Lee Cooper, PhD

Author: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine May 6, 2024 Duration: 20:11

New advances in digital pathology are revolutionizing the analysis of disease, paving the way for greater accuracy and efficiency when it comes to diagnostics, predicting outcomes and treatment. In this episode, Lee Cooper, PhD, discusses the future of digital and computational pathology and his research on machine learning and pathology, including a recent study published in Nature Medicine on using AI in predicting clinical outcomes for breast cancer patients.


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