The Importance of eSlide Macro Images for Primary Diagnosis with Whole Slide Imaging

• Published in: Journal of pathology informatics Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 46
• Main Authors: Fraggetta, Filippo, Yagi, Yukako, Garcia-Rojo, Marcial, Evans, Andrew J., Tuthill, J. Mark, Baidoshvili, Alexi, Hartman, Douglas J., Fukuoka, Junya, Pantanowitz, Liron
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2018; Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Automation; Cameras; Case management; Digital imaging; Digital pathology; Digitization; error; Glass; Image detection; informatics; Laboratories; macro image; Original; Pathology; Patients; Quality control; Scanners; Scanning; thumbnail; whole slide imaging; whole slide imaging; Digital pathology; thumbnail; informatics; error; macro image

Introduction: A whole slide image (WSI) is typically comprised of a macro image (low-power snapshot of the entire glass slide) and stacked tiles in a pyramid structure (with the lowest resolution thumbnail at the top). The macro image shows the label and all pieces of tissue on the slide. Many whole...