Histopathology Laboratory Software

The sampling error that is inherent in the Seattle protocol is mitigated by the adjunctive use of WATS3D.

WATS3D offers physicians a more efficient endoscopic approach to tissue sampling from the esophagus. It enables:

Sampling of a significantly greater amount of at-risk mucosa, which minimizes the likelihood of sampling error.Acquisition of deep mucosal tissue, which is the initial site of pre-cancer (dysplasia) development.

Seattle protocol constraints:

96% of the endoscopically suspect area remains entirely unsampled.False negative results and substantial sampling error

Poor agreement among pathologists regarding dysplasia diagnosis

Labor-intensive and time-consuminginput:
output:With WATS3D, pathologists can rapidly identify and grade dysplasia in a higher percentage of positive cases and with a significantly higher degree of diagnostic accuracy by focusing on areas that the neural network has identified as the most likely to be dysplastic.

It is widely recognized that traditional esophageal histopathology on forceps biopsy specimens is characterized by high interobserver variability and high miss rates of dysplasia and cancer.

Histocytology techniques are employed by WATS3D pathologists to collect information from both the 3D images and the cytology specimens in order to make more precise diagnoses. Genetic testing enables pathologists to consistently make a diagnosis based on the most advanced science available.