Clinical Slide Digitization: Whole Slide Imaging in Clinical Practice Experience from the University of Pittsburgh

Abstract

In Section 15.5, we examine the rise of automated, high speed, high resolution imaging robots as a necessary enabling technology for clinical application of digital slides. We will discuss the components, capabilities, and limitations of such devices. We will examine the trade off between capture speed, resolution, and focus and how modern devices achieve throughputs of less than ten minutes per slide at diagnostic image quality. Finally we will speculate on how the industry will achieve throughputs of less than 30 seconds in the next several years.