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V Della Mea¹, N Bortolotti, C A Beltrami

¹Medical Informatics, Telemedicine and eHealth Laboratory, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, Udine 33100, Italy. vincenzo.dellamea@dimi.uniud.it

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This report details whole slide imaging (WSI) principles and an open-source system for digital slide acquisition and visualization. The system is publicly available online for telepathology applications.

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Area of Science:

Digital Pathology
Medical Imaging
Computer Science

Background:

Telepathology enables remote diagnosis and consultation.
Whole slide imaging (WSI) is a key technology in digital pathology.
Efficient systems are needed for WSI data management.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the principles of whole slide imaging.
To present the design and implementation of an open-source WSI system.
To make the system and sample data accessible for research and development.

Main Methods:

The study outlines the core principles of WSI technology.
A system comprising acquisition and visualization modules was developed.
The system was made available as open-source software online.

Main Results:

The principles of WSI are clearly explained.
A functional open-source system for digital slide acquisition and visualization was successfully implemented.
Sample acquired slides are provided with the open-source system.

Conclusions:

The developed open-source WSI system facilitates telepathology.
Accessibility of the system and data promotes further innovation in digital pathology.
This work contributes to the advancement of remote diagnostic tools.