CytoAtlas

CytoAtlas provides a quick and handy cytopathology reference tool focusing on diagnostic criteria.

CytoAtlas provides a quick and handy cytopathology reference tool focusing on diagnostic criteria.

Content:

• Over 800 high-quality slide images from exfoliative and aspiration cytology
• Over 120 diagnostic entities in Cytopathology categorized by different organ systems
• Slide images, including direct smears, cell blocks, and liquid-based preparations
• Key morphologic characteristics, including architecture, nuclear, and cytologic features
• Reference to journal articles and ancillary studies, if relevant

Features

• Intuitive and distraction-free interface
• Chapters can be navigated by scrolling up and down
• Images can be opened by tapping and selecting a diagnostic entity
• Multiple images can be navigated by swiping across
• High-quality slide images with zoom and pan function
• Key features can be accessed by tapping an icon at the bottom
• CytoAtlas requires an active internet to view images

CytoAtlas is a learning aid for physicians, medical students, and technologists interested in cytopathology. It also provides a quick reference resource for common cytologic diagnoses. Created by Cytopathologists, the current database has high-quality slide images with morphologic descriptions and highlighted key features in over 100 diagnostic entities. In this initial release, we have included the most common entities encountered in the practice of exfoliative and aspiration cytology, including normal and malignant.