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Project Accession: IBIAP_1000000010
Title: Histopathological images of thyroid lesions
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Description: The dataset comprises 154,498 images derived from 134 slides, representing 125 thyroid nodules from 118 patients. These images encompass six types of thyroid lesions: NIFTP, HTN, FA, IEFVPTC, IFSPTC, and CPTC.
Publications: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12022-025-09865-0
Associated Codes (URL only): N/A
Funding agency: DBT
Grant Number: BT/PR34211/AI/133/1/2019
Ethics Statement: N/A
Any Other Information : N/A
Additional File: N/A
Acknowledgments: This work was supported by the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) [grant numbers BT/PR34211/AI/133/1/2019 and BT/PR40151/BTIS/137/5/2021]. We would like to express our gratitude to the patients who participated in the study, as well as to the AIIMS and ICGEB for providing the necessary infrastructure for conducting the study. We acknowledge Chhaya, Ashish, Divya and Dhairya's crucial assistance in image QC data curation.

Sr.No First name Last name Email Organization Designation
1 Shweta Birla sbirla84@gmail.com International Centre for Genetic Engineering Biotechnology (ICGEB) Postdoctoral Researcher
2 Nimisha Tiwari nimi.tiwari08@gmail.com International Centre for Genetic Engineering Biotechnology (ICGEB) Research Scholar
3 Pragati Shyamal pragatishyamal1@gmail.com All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Unspecified
4 Arundhati Sharma arundhatisharma1@gmail.com All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Co-Investigator
5 Shipra Agarwal drshipra0902@gmail.com All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Principal Investigator
6 Dinesh Gupta dinesh@icgeb.res.in International Centre for Genetic Engineering Biotechnology (ICGEB) Co-Principal Investigator

Study Accession: HISTOS_1000000014
Title: Utility of Artificial Intelligence in differentiating Non- invasive Follicular Thyroid Neoplasm with Papillary like Nuclear Features from other follicular-patterned thyroid benign and malignant lesions
Imaging Type: Histopathology (HISTO)
Imaging Sub-type: Diagnostic Pathology
Summary: The introduction of the term non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) in 2016 marked a pivotal shift in the classification of encapsulated follicular variants of papillary thyroid carcinoma (eFVPTC) lacking invasive features. While this reclassification significantly reduced overtreatment, the histopathological diagnosis of NIFTP remains challenging due to overlapping features with other thyroid lesions and inter-observer variability. This study presents a novel deep learning (DL)-based, three-stage diagnostic pipeline for distinguishing NIFTP from a wide spectrum of thyroid lesions, including benign and malignant mimics. By replicating the diagnostic strategy of histopathologists, the algorithm evaluates architectural patterns and nuclear features with high precision. Our approach has a potential to enhance diagnostic accuracy in a cost-effective and scalable manner, complementing existing diagnostic methods and thus optimizing clinical decision-making and improving the management of patients with thyroid neoplasms.
Keywords: Histopathology; Deep-Learning; Differential Diagnosis; Thyroid Cancers
Additional / Any Other Information: N/A
Release Date: June 2, 2025
Access Licence Type: Open Access

Table 1. The sample types registered under this study are as follows:
Sample Type IDOrganismTaxon IDBiological EntityLateralitySource TissueSource Cell/Cell-lineCell Organelle
HISTOSMT_10000000038Homo sapiens 9606 Thyroid GlandNot ApplicableThyroid gland tissueN/AN/A

Table 2. The samples registered under this study are as follows:
Sample Type ID Sample ID Method used for Sample Collection Cell Phenotype Studied ICD-11 Code (patient health condition) Presentation / Clinical Diagnosis
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062100 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062101 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062103 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062104 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062105 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062106 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062107 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062108 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062109 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062110 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062111 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062112 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062113 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062114 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062115 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062116 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062117 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062118 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062119 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000062120 N/A N/A 2D10.1 Papillae

Table 3. The experiment types registered under this study are as follows:
Experiment Type IDInstrument NameInstrument TypeManufacturerModel
HISTOET_10000000015Digital Slide Scanning SystemDigital Slide ScannerMoticVM1


Experimental Design Summary (HISTOET_10000000015)
Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E)-stained slides of histopathologically-confirmed cases of FND, HTN,FA, NIFTP, IEFVPTC, IFSPTC, and CPTC patients were retrieved from the archives of the Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India, spanning the period from 2015 to 2023. The corresponding slides were further reviewed by an experienced endocrine pathologist to reconfirm the diagnosis and select representative slides for further analysis. The diagnosis adhered to the criteria outlined in the most recent WHO classification of thyroid neoplasms The selected H&E slides were scanned at 40x magnification (equivalent to 0.25 μm/pixel) using the Motic VM1 whole slide scanner to generate whole slide images (WSIs). The slides were than subjected to AI studies.

Acquired Images Annotation Description (HISTOET_10000000015)
WHO defining criteria for the various thyroid lesions included in the study. For more details, please refer to "Additional File" of the "Project" section for this record.

Table 4. The experiments registered under this study are as follows:
Sample ID Experiment Type ID Experiment ID Image type (Original / Derived / Unknown) Any Other Information Staining Type Images Magnification Tissue / Tumor Fixative Used Dataset Split Type (Training / Validation / Test)
HISTOSM_10000098381 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098381 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104305 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098928 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104307 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098930 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104309 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098932 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000078914 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000078829 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104311 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098934 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000078915 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000078830 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000108762 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000107483 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000078917 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000078832 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104313 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098936 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104315 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098938 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104317 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098940 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104319 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098942 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104321 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098944 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104323 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098946 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104325 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098948 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104327 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098950 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104329 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098952 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000108770 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000107491 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000104331 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000098954 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset

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