Open Practices and Resources for Collaborative Digital Pathology

Area of Science:

• Digital Pathology
• Medical Informatics
• Open Science

Background:

• Digital pathology is rapidly evolving, necessitating collaborative research and educational approaches.
• Traditional research and education methods face challenges in accessibility and data sharing.

Purpose of the Study:

• To review and categorize open practices and resources in digital pathology.
• To identify solutions that facilitate collaboration in research and education.
• To discuss the current state and future potential of open resources in the field.

Main Methods:

• Comprehensive literature review of open practices in digital pathology.
• Categorization of open resources including journals, peer review, software, and datasets.
• Analysis of applications and limitations of these open resources.

Main Results:

• Identification of key open access journals and open peer review models.
• Overview of open-source software tools (libraries, desktop, web applications) for digital pathology.
• Discussion of open access collections and their utility.
• Examples of successful applications of open practices in digital pathology.

Conclusions:

• Open practices and resources significantly enhance collaboration and accessibility in digital pathology research and education.
• Widespread adoption of open-source software and open access data is crucial for future advancements.
• Addressing current limitations will further unlock the potential of open science in digital pathology.