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Catherine Ross

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Professor EmeritusPathology & Molecular MedicineMcMaster University

Research

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31 publications.

01

Solving the Puzzle of Hans’ Algorithm (HA) Methodological Shortcomings: Canadian Harmonization of Hans’ Algorithm for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) and Development of Fit-for-Purpose Modified Hans’ Algorithm (mHA)

Torlakovic E, Akhter A, Shawwa A, Maietta A, Olsen B, Ross CA, Cheung C, Seno HRR, Deschênes J, Farinha P

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology2026
DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000001324
02

Cell projection plots: A novel visualization of bone marrow aspirate cytology

Dehkharghanian T, Mu Y, Ross C, Sur M, Tizhoosh HR, Campbell CJV

Journal of Pathology Informatics20234 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpi.2023.100334
03

Automated bone marrow cytology using deep learning to generate a histogram of cell types

Tayebi RM, Mu Y, Dehkharghanian T, Ross C, Sur M, Foley R, Tizhoosh HR, Campbell CJV

Communications Medicine2022124 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-022-00107-6PMID: W4224213480
04

A BERT model generates diagnostically relevant semantic embeddings from pathology synopses with active learning

Mu Y, Tizhoosh HR, Tayebi RM, Ross C, Sur M, Leber B, Campbell CJV

Communications Medicine202123 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1038/s43856-021-00008-0PMID: W3180779372
05

Refractory Hyperlactatemia and Hypoglycemia in an Adult with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review of the Warburg Effect

Al Maqrashi Z, Sedarous M, Pandey A, Ross C, Wyne A

Case Reports in Oncology202117 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1159/000517658PMID: W3189809185
06

An approach to small lymph node biopsies: pearls and pitfalls of reporting in the real world

Shah A, Ross C, Sur M

Journal of the American Society of Cytopathology202113 citations
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasc.2020.12.006
07

“Interchangeability” of PD-L1 immunohistochemistry assays: a meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy

Torlakovic E, Lim HJ, Adam J, Barnes P, Bigras G, Chan AWH, Cheung CC, Chung J-H, Couture C, Fiset PO

Modern Pathology2020178 citationsOpen Access
DOI: 10.1038/s41379-019-0327-4PMID: W2965019135
08

Fit-For-Purpose PD-L1 Biomarker Testing For Patient Selection in Immuno-Oncology: Guidelines For Clinical Laboratories From the Canadian Association of Pathologists-Association Canadienne Des Pathologistes (CAP-ACP)

Cheung CC, Barnes P, Bigras G, Boerner S, Butany J, Calabrese F, Couture C, Deschenes J, El-Zimaity H, Fischer G

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology201953 citations
DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000800
09

Megakaryocyte apoptosis in immune thrombocytopenia

Vrbensky JR, Nazy I, Toltl LJ, Ross C, Ivetic N, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Arnold DM

Platelets201839 citations
DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2018.1475637
10

Acute myeloid leukaemia disrupts endogenous myelo-erythropoiesis by compromising the adipocyte bone marrow niche

Boyd AL, Reid JC, Salci KR, Aslostovar L, Benoit YD, Shapovalova Z, Nakanishi M, Porras DP, Almakadi M, Campbell CJV

Nature Cell Biology2017191 citations
DOI: 10.1038/ncb3625PMID: W2765705238

Frequent collaborators

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Catherine RossMonalisa SurClinton CampbellDonald ArnoldIshac NazyJohn KeltonSalem AlowamiBrian LeberKatherine ChorneykoRonan FoleyAhraaz WyneAlison Fox-Robichaud
Co-authors at McMaster University. Thicker lines mean more shared papers.Explore the network

Monalisa Sur

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

6 shared papers, latest 2023

Clinton Campbell

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2023

Ishac Nazy

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Salem Alowami

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2007

John Kelton

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Donald Arnold

Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2018

Researchers with similar interests

Clinton Campbell

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

AI in cancer detection, Digital Imaging for Blood Diseases

Tom Kouroukis

Oncology

Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research

Engy Abbas

Medical Imaging

AI in cancer detection

Ashirbani Saha

Oncology

AI in cancer detection

Mehdi Moradi

Computing and Software

AI in cancer detection

Donald Arnold

Medicine

Platelet Disorders and Treatments

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