2008
A Comparison of Hepatopathologists' and Community Pathologists' Review of Liver Biopsy Specimens From Patients With Hepatitis C
Robert M, Sofair AN, Thomas A, Bell B, Bialek S, Corless C, Van Ness G, Huie–White S, Stabach N, Zaman A. A Comparison of Hepatopathologists' and Community Pathologists' Review of Liver Biopsy Specimens From Patients With Hepatitis C. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2008, 7: 335-338. PMID: 19138761, PMCID: PMC4603363, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2008.11.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C patientsCommunity pathologistsBiopsy specimensC patientsLiver biopsyFibrosis stageInterobserver agreementChronic liver diseaseLiver biopsy specimensPopulation-based studyStage of fibrosisPopulation-based sampleGood overall interobserver agreementOverall interobserver agreementBiopsy specimen sizeDisease surveillance networksHepatitis CLiver histologyLiver diseaseHepatic fibrosisGeneral pathologistsStudy pathologistsHepatopathologistBiopsy samplesPatients
2001
Reproducibility of the diagnosis of dysplasia in Barrett esophagus: A reaffirmation
Montgomery E, Bronner M, Goldblum J, Greenson J, Haber M, Hart J, Lamps L, Lauwers G, Lazenby A, Lewin D, Robert M, Toledano A, Shyr Y, Washington K. Reproducibility of the diagnosis of dysplasia in Barrett esophagus: A reaffirmation. Human Pathology 2001, 32: 368-378. PMID: 11331953, DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.23510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-grade dysplasiaHigh-grade dysplasiaDiagnosis of dysplasiaConsensus meetingBarrett's esophagusInterobserver agreementIntraobserver kappaDiagnostic categoriesModified grading systemKappa statisticsBasis of treatmentBroad diagnostic categoriesBarrett's mucosaPrior diagnosisGastrointestinal pathologistsConsensus conferenceInterobserver kappaDysplasiaMorphologic assessmentGrading systemStatistical analysisInterobserver reproducibilityIntraobserver reproducibilityDiagnosis