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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_10000204667 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204827 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204795 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205211 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205243 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205275 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204731 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204891 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204923 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205019 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205051 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205147 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205179 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205371 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204859 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204955 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000204987 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205083 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205115 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features
HISTOSMT_10000000038 HISTOSM_10000205307 N/A N/A XH6SY0 / XH0Q59 / XH29M4 PTC like features

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_10000079267 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079171 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000160816 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000151562 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079268 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079172 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079270 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079174 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000160820 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000151564 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000222395 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000189525 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079286 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079190 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079287 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079191 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079289 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079193 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000160996 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000151580 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000160998 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000151581 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000120359 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000120359 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000161002 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000151583 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000120360 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000120360 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079306 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079209 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079307 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079210 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079309 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079212 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000120362 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000120362 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000222663 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000189537 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset
HISTOSM_10000079325 HISTOET_10000000015 HISTOE_10000079228 Derived N/A Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E) 40x 10% Neutral buffered formalin Training Dataset

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HISTOE_10000061965thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_542.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061966thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_543.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061968thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_545.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061969thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_546.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061970thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_547.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061971thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_548.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061972thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_549.tiff Unable to preview image
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HISTOE_10000061974thyroid_lesions/STAGE1_BTID/ET_BTID/ET_Pappilae/ET_Papillae_550.tiff Unable to preview image
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