{
  "id": 414690,
  "title": "Food for thought: Which region of the kidney are these WSI from? ",
  "url": "/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/discussion/414690",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-06-02T18:18:09.345350300Z",
  "votes": null,
  "comment_count": 2,
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  "content": "<p>Are all WSI from similar regions of the kidney? </p>\n<p>And can you distinguish between capillaries, arterioles, and venules? </p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "2285457",
      "postDate": "06/02/2023 18:18:09",
      "content": "<p>Are all WSI from similar regions of the kidney? </p>\n<p>And can you distinguish between capillaries, arterioles, and venules? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Are all WSI from similar regions of the kidney? \n\nAnd can you distinguish between capillaries, arterioles, and venules?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2285545",
      "postDate": "06/02/2023 19:42:19",
      "content": "<p>Hi D_Khatri, the WSIs are not all from the same regions of the kidney. They are three main regions in the dataset: renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal papilla (a subsection of renal medulla). For more information and some example images of tiles from these regions, please review the Biological Overview section linked below. </p>\n<p>There are ways to distinguish between arterioles, capillaries and venules. For example, arterioles have layers of smooth muscle cells in the walls of the vessels. However, there are challenges from a biological stand point in distinguishing between dilated capillaries vs. venules without using specialized staining techniques. </p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/overview/biological-overview\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/overview/biological-overview</a></p>\n<p>Best,<br>\nKate </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi D_Khatri, the WSIs are not all from the same regions of the kidney. They are three main regions in the dataset: renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal papilla (a subsection of renal medulla). For more information and some example images of tiles from these regions, please review the Biological Overview section linked below. \n\nThere are ways to distinguish between arterioles, capillaries and venules. For example, arterioles have layers of smooth muscle cells in the walls of the vessels. However, there are challenges from a biological stand point in distinguishing between dilated capillaries vs. venules without using specialized staining techniques. \n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/overview/biological-overview\n\nBest,\nKate",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2285591",
      "postDate": "06/02/2023 20:24:48",
      "content": "<p>Hi, <br>\nMissed the section completely, thank you for the reply!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi, \nMissed the section completely, thank you for the reply!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2285545,
      "author_name": "katherinegustilo",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "06/02/2023 19:42:19",
      "content": "<p>Hi D_Khatri, the WSIs are not all from the same regions of the kidney. They are three main regions in the dataset: renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal papilla (a subsection of renal medulla). For more information and some example images of tiles from these regions, please review the Biological Overview section linked below. </p>\n<p>There are ways to distinguish between arterioles, capillaries and venules. For example, arterioles have layers of smooth muscle cells in the walls of the vessels. However, there are challenges from a biological stand point in distinguishing between dilated capillaries vs. venules without using specialized staining techniques. </p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/overview/biological-overview\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/overview/biological-overview</a></p>\n<p>Best,<br>\nKate </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 2285591,
          "author_name": "dhruvkhatri",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "06/02/2023 20:24:48",
          "content": "<p>Hi, <br>\nMissed the section completely, thank you for the reply!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "2285457": "Are all WSI from similar regions of the kidney? \n\nAnd can you distinguish between capillaries, arterioles, and venules?",
    "2285545": "Hi D_Khatri, the WSIs are not all from the same regions of the kidney. They are three main regions in the dataset: renal cortex, renal medulla, and renal papilla (a subsection of renal medulla). For more information and some example images of tiles from these regions, please review the Biological Overview section linked below. \n\nThere are ways to distinguish between arterioles, capillaries and venules. For example, arterioles have layers of smooth muscle cells in the walls of the vessels. However, there are challenges from a biological stand point in distinguishing between dilated capillaries vs. venules without using specialized staining techniques. \n\nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/hubmap-hacking-the-human-vasculature/overview/biological-overview\n\nBest,\nKate",
    "2285591": "Hi, \nMissed the section completely, thank you for the reply!"
  },
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}