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Digital slide scanners in Pathology |
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System |
Vendor |
Objective/NA |
# slides |
Light path |
File format |
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ACIS® III |
Nikon 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, 60x |
100 |
Halogen lamp |
JPEG, TIFF, BMP |
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Applied Imaging Ariol® |
Genetix http://www.genetix.com/ webcite |
Motorized microscope. 1.25x, 5x, 10x, 20x (0.36 μm/pixel), 40x (0.18 μm/pixel) |
50 |
Fluorescence available |
JPEG |
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dotSlide™ |
Motorized microscope. 2x plapon, 10x, 20x, 40x uplsapo |
1 (50) |
Halogen lamp. Fluorescence, polarisation available |
Olympus VSI , JPEG, TIFF , JPEG2000 |
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GoodSpeed® |
Alphelys http://www.alphelys.com/ webcite |
Motorized microscope |
4 or 8 |
Dark field and fluorescence available |
JPEG |
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iSan 2.0™ |
BioImagene http://www.bioimagene.com/ webcite |
Olympus 20x/0.50 (0.46um/pixel) Plan Fluor Olypus 40x/0.75 (0.23um/pixel) Plan Fluor |
160 |
Bright-field, integrated LED |
JPEG2000, BIF, TIFF |
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iScan Coreo Au™ |
BioImagene http://www.bioimagene.com/ webcite |
Automated turret with 4 objectives: Olympus 4X (0.1 NA), 10X (0.3 NA), 20X (0.5 NA), and 40X (0.75 NA) |
160 |
Bright-field, integrated LED |
JPEG2000, BIF, TIFF |
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iScan Concerto™ |
BioImagene http://www.bioimagene.com/ webcite |
Automated turret with 4 objectives: Olympus 4X (0.13 NA), 10X (0.3 NA), 20X (0.5 NA), and 40X (0.75 NA) or 60X (0.90NA, 0.15 μm/pixel) |
80 |
Integrated LED. Fluorescence available |
JPEG2000, BIF, TIFF |
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Pannoramic Desk® |
3DHistech http://www.3dhistech.com/ webcite |
20x/0.80 (0.23 μm) Plan Apo. 40x/0.95 Plan Apo |
1 |
Bright-field, halogen lamp |
Mirax format, JPEG, TIFF |
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Pannoramic Midi® |
3DHistech http://www.3dhistech.com/ webcite |
20x/0.80 (0.23 μm) Plan Apo. 40x/0.95 Plan Apo |
12 |
Fluorescence available |
Mirax format, JPEG, TIFF |
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Pannoramic Scan® |
3DHistech http://www.3dhistech.com/ webcite |
20x/0.80 (0.23 μm) Plan Apo. 40x/0.95 Plan Apo |
150 |
Fluorescence available |
Mirax format, JPEG, TIFF |
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Pannoramic 250® |
3DHistech http://www.3dhistech.com/ webcite |
20x/0.80 (0.23 μm) Plan Apo. 40x/0.95 Plan Apo |
250 |
Fluorescence available |
Mirax format, JPEG, TIFF |
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NanoZoomer® HT |
Hamamatsu http://www.hamamatsu.com/ webcite |
20x/0.7. Modes: x20 (0.46 µm/pixel) x40 (0.23 µm/pixel) |
210 |
Fluorescence available |
JPEG, TIFF |
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NanoZoomer® RS |
Hamamatsu http://www.hamamatsu.com/ webcite |
20x/0.75. Modes: x10 (0.92 µm/pixel) x20 (0.46 µm/pixel) x40 (0.23 µm/pixel) |
6 |
Fluorescence available |
JPEG, TIFF |
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Nuance FX |
Spectral range 420 – 720 nm |
1 |
Bright field and fluorescence multispectral imaging |
.im3 for multispectral; 24-bit TIFF for RGB |
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ScanScope® CS |
Aperio http://www.aperio.com/ webcite |
20x/0.75 Plan Apo |
5 |
Bright-field, halogen lamp |
TIFF (Aperio SVS), CWS |
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ScanScope® GL |
Aperio http://www.aperio.com/ webcite |
20x/0.75 Plan Apo |
1 |
Bright-field, halogen lamp |
TIFF (Aperio SVS), CWS |
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ScanScope® GL-E |
Aperio http://www.aperio.com/ webcite |
20x/0.75 Plan Apo |
1 |
Bright-field, halogen lamp |
Composite WebSlide (CWS) |
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ScanScope® OS |
Aperio http://www.aperio.com/ webcite |
60x/1.35 Plan Apo |
1 |
Oil immersion |
TIFF (Aperio SVS), CWS |
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ScanScope® XT |
Aperio http://www.aperio.com/ webcite |
20x/0.75 Plan Apo |
120 |
Bright-field, halogen lamp |
TIFF (Aperio SVS), CWS |
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Toco™ |
Carl Zeiss Aplan 20x, 40x |
1 |
Bright-field, flat LED |
Claro format, JPEG |
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Vassalo™ |
Carl Zeiss Aplan 20x,40x |
80 or 20 |
Bright-field, flat LED |
Claro format, JPEG |
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García Rojo et al. Diagnostic Pathology 2011 6(Suppl 1):S6 doi:10.1186/1746-1596-6-S1-S6 |
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