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    Area of Science:

    • Digital pathology
    • Computational imaging
    • Optical engineering

    Background:

    • Whole-slide imaging (WSI) is crucial for digital pathology, requiring efficient, high-resolution image data acquisition.
    • Existing WSI systems face challenges in achieving optimal focus and color registration across entire slides.
    • Thick tissue samples and unstained/fluorescently stained slides present unique imaging and analysis challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To present a novel whole-slide imaging scanner architecture for efficient, multi-focal data acquisition.
    • To explore computational imaging modalities for enhanced analysis of thick and unstained/fluorescently stained tissue slides.
    • To demonstrate high-throughput processing capabilities for advanced digital pathology applications.

    Main Methods:

    • Development of a scanner platform with a tilted multi-line image sensor for simultaneous multi-focal scanning.
    • Implementation of continuous autofocus and inherent color registration at ~400 MPx/s throughput.
    • Application of computational imaging techniques, including deconvolution for 3D imaging and quantitative phase tomography.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstration of single-scan multi-focal whole-slide imaging capabilities.
    • Successful 3D imaging of thick absorption-stained slides (∼60µm) with contrast enhancement via deconvolution.
    • Successful quantitative phase tomography on unstained and fluorescently stained slides, revealing complementary morphological features.
    • Proposal of simplified algorithms for Gpx/s throughput parallel processing.

    Conclusions:

    • The novel scanner platform enables efficient multi-focal WSI, facilitating advanced computational imaging.
    • 3D imaging and quantitative phase tomography provide enhanced visualization and analysis of diverse tissue samples.
    • The system's high throughput and simplified algorithms support practical implementation in digital pathology.