choosehappy/HistoQC

HistoQC is an open-source quality control tool for digital pathology slides

What it solves

HistoQC addresses the need for standardized quality control in digital pathology. Whole slide images (WSIs) can suffer from artifacts, staining variations, or other issues that affect downstream analysis. This tool provides a way to assess and manage the quality of these slides.

How it works

According to the README, HistoQC is an open-source tool designed specifically for quality control of digital pathology slides. It is intended to be used within a pathology workflow, but the README does not provide implementation details beyond stating its purpose and pointing to external documentation for installation and usage.

Who it’s for

HistoQC is aimed at researchers, pathologists, and computational pathology teams who work with digitized tissue samples and need a reliable, systematic method to evaluate slide quality before analysis.

Highlights

  • Open-source quality control solution for digital pathology
  • Supported by peer-reviewed publications (2019 and 2020 papers cited in the README)
  • Documented and maintained with dedicated online documentation
  • Designed to integrate into pathology imaging workflows

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