Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 99-103, February 2009

Virtual slides: an introduction

Darren Treanor BSc(Computing) MB FRCPath is a Consultant Pathologist/Honorary Senior Lecturer, Pathology and Tumour Biology at the Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

published online 17 February 2009.

Abstract 

This review is a basic summary of virtual slides and assumes no prior knowledge of the area. It describes how virtual slides are produced and the technical issues underlying them. The advantages and disadvantages of virtual slide are highlighted. Finally, the use of virtual slides in education, training and diagnosis is discussed, and the technical and organizational challenges they present are described.

Keywords: histopathology, informatics, microscopy, virtual slide

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PII: S1756-2317(09)00007-3

doi:10.1016/j.mpdhp.2009.01.006

Diagnostic Histopathology
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 99-103, February 2009

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