title: A web-based system for tissue microarray data management.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tissue Microarray is a novel technique for analysing large amounts of immunohistochemically stained specimens. However, those large amounts make it difficult to design, prepare and analyze a tissue microarray, so that software support is almost inevitable.
  
  
  METHODS
  We designed a tissue microarray data management system starting from specifications obtained by pathologists, and arranged for a preliminary validation in thyroid pathology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A web-based system has been developed, basing on open-source software and principles, that was well accepted by pathologists and allowed to carry out a study on 52 thyroid pathology cases.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Though limited in functionalities, the developed system is effective and can be downloaded at the address http://mitel.dimi.uniud.it/timan/.
authors.affiliation: Medical Informatics and telemedicine Lab, Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine, Italy. dellamea@dimi.uniud.it
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Della Mea
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bin
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandolfi
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Loreto