Table 3. Causes of Ki-67 LI discrepancies between visual assessment and automated digital image analysis.
Cause of discrepancy | n (%) |
---|---|
Tumor heterogeneity | 98 (56.0%) |
Visual assessment interpretation error | 32 (18.3%) |
Misidentification of tumor cells | 26 (14.9%) |
Poor immunostaining or slide quality | 16 (9.1%) |
Non-tumor cells estimated | 3 (1.7%) |