Metastasis sites for common cancers.

Metastasis sites for common cancers.

TissueMark software from PathXL, Belfast, enables the rapid detection of cancer characteristics in tissue with greater speed and consistency than can be provided by a human pathologist. Compatible with major slide-scanning platforms, the software analyzes hundreds of image features such as pixel organization and color information that are linked to certain cancers, and generates a heat map reflecting actionable data. By detecting subtle shifts in image pattern that are not visible to the naked eye, the software can mark a cancerous region against a background of normal or nonmalignant cells. Since TissueMark can process and mark as many samples in several minutes as many pathologists can complete in a full day, the software can help facilitate rapid diagnosis and eliminate false positives while freeing pathologists for tasks requiring specialized intervention. For more information, visit PathXL.