Organized quantitative pathology. Short review of the activities of the Committee for Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology from 1981 to the foundation of the International Society of Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology in 1994.

The Committee for Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology (CDQP), known originally as the Committee for Diagnostic Morphometry, ceased to exist under the original title and was converted to the International Society for Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology (ISDQP) in Amsterdam, September 14, 1994. The history of this society started in 1981 in a conference <> held at Koli, Finland. Since the original meeting the group of quantitative pathologists organized yearly gatherings: Symposia on Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology (earlier known as Symposia on Morphometry in Morphological Diagnosis) every other year, and meetings in association with the European Society of Pathology Congresses in the intervening years. In 1981, the symposium had 23 participants, in 1994, the International Society for Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology had over 300 members from six continents. During the short period of its existence the society has witnessed a steadily growing trend in educational courses on quantitative pathology. The general policy of the Committee, now Society, has willingly supported all activities which can be expected to lead to valuable results in quantitative microscopy and associated fields either through development of education, methodology or practical applications. By arranging a course of Diagnostic Quantitative Pathology the society participates in the activities of the European School of Pathology in Torino. The next symposia of the Society will be arranged in Heidelberg, October 1995 and in Sendai, Japan, October/November 1996.