The results of analyses of tissue biopsies by pathologists are crucial for breast cancer patients. In particular, the precision of a patient’s prognosis, and the ability to predict the consequences of various treatment opportunites before actually exposing the cancer patient, depend on the detection and quantification of biomarkers in tissue sections by microscopy.

Experience from the last decade has revealed that manual detection and quantification of biomarkets by microscopy of tissue biopsies is highly dependent on the competencies abd stamina of the individual pathologist. The aim of the present PhD project is to develop software-based algorithms that can facilitate the workflow and ensure objective and more precise results of the quantitative microscopy procedures in breast cancer.