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  "id": 197952,
  "title": "Starting from Scratch - it is a problem ))",
  "url": "/competitions/hubmap-kidney-segmentation/discussion/197952",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2020-11-19T01:22:03.190666400Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 3,
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  "content": "<p>My background is Computer Science so I know nothing of Medicine, and that seems a stumbling block for this competition.</p>\n<p>Any pointers to crash course type information will be gratefully received.</p>\n<p>In the meantime I found a cheap copy of \"Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology\" and the introduction seems to give a crash course in the Kidney (Renal Anatomy), by adding some other references I will attempt to finish this chapter! </p>\n<p>The histology of the Kidney (and the rest of the body) will take too long to go into any depth (I have no skills in the area), my strategy is to assimilate the terminology, read-around the complexities and focus as much on the problem without getting distracted!</p>\n<p>Perhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.</p>\n<p>I wish everyone good luck!</p>",
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      "id": "1083415",
      "postDate": "11/19/2020 01:22:03",
      "content": "<p>My background is Computer Science so I know nothing of Medicine, and that seems a stumbling block for this competition.</p>\n<p>Any pointers to crash course type information will be gratefully received.</p>\n<p>In the meantime I found a cheap copy of \"Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology\" and the introduction seems to give a crash course in the Kidney (Renal Anatomy), by adding some other references I will attempt to finish this chapter! </p>\n<p>The histology of the Kidney (and the rest of the body) will take too long to go into any depth (I have no skills in the area), my strategy is to assimilate the terminology, read-around the complexities and focus as much on the problem without getting distracted!</p>\n<p>Perhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.</p>\n<p>I wish everyone good luck!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "My background is Computer Science so I know nothing of Medicine, and that seems a stumbling block for this competition.\n\nAny pointers to crash course type information will be gratefully received.\n\nIn the meantime I found a cheap copy of \"Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology\" and the introduction seems to give a crash course in the Kidney (Renal Anatomy), by adding some other references I will attempt to finish this chapter! \n\nThe histology of the Kidney (and the rest of the body) will take too long to go into any depth (I have no skills in the area), my strategy is to assimilate the terminology, read-around the complexities and focus as much on the problem without getting distracted!\n\nPerhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.\n\nI wish everyone good luck!",
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    {
      "id": "1083548",
      "postDate": "11/19/2020 05:25:28",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>Perhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yes, we can start this competition with abstract level understanding of the problem and with time we will be able to get into the depth of it.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "> Perhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.\n\nYes, we can start this competition with abstract level understanding of the problem and with time we will be able to get into the depth of it.",
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      "id": "1083940",
      "postDate": "11/19/2020 14:57:52",
      "content": "<p>Background information on glomeruli and the histology methods used in this dataset can also be found here: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/leahscherschel/dataset-details\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/leahscherschel/dataset-details</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Background information on glomeruli and the histology methods used in this dataset can also be found here: https://www.kaggle.com/leahscherschel/dataset-details",
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      "id": "1086708",
      "postDate": "11/22/2020 00:50:47",
      "content": "<p>OK, after looking at the problem purely in terms of convolutional solving (with some help here on strategies) I realize subject knowledge isn't so important, still, it does give some perspective, which is a motivation.</p>\n<p>However, the book has arrived, and still it is useful to look at the histology to see if I can derive any inspiration in designing an appropriate model.</p>\n<p>Leah, many thanks for the useful information, basic perhaps, but just the right level at least for me.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "OK, after looking at the problem purely in terms of convolutional solving (with some help here on strategies) I realize subject knowledge isn't so important, still, it does give some perspective, which is a motivation.\n\nHowever, the book has arrived, and still it is useful to look at the histology to see if I can derive any inspiration in designing an appropriate model.\n\nLeah, many thanks for the useful information, basic perhaps, but just the right level at least for me.",
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      "id": 1083548,
      "author_name": "joshi98kishan",
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      "post_date": "11/19/2020 05:25:28",
      "content": "<blockquote>\n  <p>Perhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Yes, we can start this competition with abstract level understanding of the problem and with time we will be able to get into the depth of it.</p>",
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      "id": 1083940,
      "author_name": "leahscherschel",
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      "post_date": "11/19/2020 14:57:52",
      "content": "<p>Background information on glomeruli and the histology methods used in this dataset can also be found here: <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/leahscherschel/dataset-details\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/leahscherschel/dataset-details</a></p>",
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      "id": 1086708,
      "author_name": "eaustin",
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      "post_date": "11/22/2020 00:50:47",
      "content": "<p>OK, after looking at the problem purely in terms of convolutional solving (with some help here on strategies) I realize subject knowledge isn't so important, still, it does give some perspective, which is a motivation.</p>\n<p>However, the book has arrived, and still it is useful to look at the histology to see if I can derive any inspiration in designing an appropriate model.</p>\n<p>Leah, many thanks for the useful information, basic perhaps, but just the right level at least for me.</p>",
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    "1083415": "My background is Computer Science so I know nothing of Medicine, and that seems a stumbling block for this competition.\n\nAny pointers to crash course type information will be gratefully received.\n\nIn the meantime I found a cheap copy of \"Silva's Diagnostic Renal Pathology\" and the introduction seems to give a crash course in the Kidney (Renal Anatomy), by adding some other references I will attempt to finish this chapter! \n\nThe histology of the Kidney (and the rest of the body) will take too long to go into any depth (I have no skills in the area), my strategy is to assimilate the terminology, read-around the complexities and focus as much on the problem without getting distracted!\n\nPerhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.\n\nI wish everyone good luck!",
    "1083548": "> Perhaps subject knowledge will not be so important as I think of course.\n\nYes, we can start this competition with abstract level understanding of the problem and with time we will be able to get into the depth of it.",
    "1083940": "Background information on glomeruli and the histology methods used in this dataset can also be found here: https://www.kaggle.com/leahscherschel/dataset-details",
    "1086708": "OK, after looking at the problem purely in terms of convolutional solving (with some help here on strategies) I realize subject knowledge isn't so important, still, it does give some perspective, which is a motivation.\n\nHowever, the book has arrived, and still it is useful to look at the histology to see if I can derive any inspiration in designing an appropriate model.\n\nLeah, many thanks for the useful information, basic perhaps, but just the right level at least for me."
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