Independent Validation

Help us test this observation.

Don't believe it, and don't dismiss it either. Use independent data and test it directly.

Protocol

An experiment anyone with SVS data can try

1

Choose an SVS

Pick a cancer or non-cancer whole-slide image, keeping the sample and diagnosis information. Frozen sections are a known exception — FFPE (paraffin-embedded) samples are recommended.

2

Run the measurement

Download and install Community Edition, and use it to extract a sufficient number of nuclei (≥10,000 recommended) and generate the RSi distribution.

3

Report the result

Record Tail Closed, Tail Runaway, borderline, or indeterminate — and note the sample source and tissue preparation method.

All Results Matter

All three outcomes matter

Replication

Independent data shows the same correspondence.

Revision

The phenomenon only appears under specific tissue or experimental conditions.

Counterexample

Cancer without Tail Runaway, or non-cancer with clear Tail Runaway.

For researchers, we ask just five things
1|Use large numbers

Measure at least 10,000 nuclei, rather than relying on a small set of representative objects.

2|One variable

Measure only one RSi per nucleus, forming a viewable, comparable statistical distribution.

3|A clear readout

In current data, cancer tissue mostly presents as Tail Runaway; non-cancer tissue as Tail Closed.

4|Test it for free

Download Community Edition and reproduce it independently with your own SVS data.

Don't believe it. Test it.
Falsify it, or confirm it.
Don't take this observation on faith — use your own SVS data to test it independently. If it doesn't reproduce, tell us where it breaks down. If it does reproduce, help us map its boundaries and figure out, together, why it holds.