Digital Slide Scanning Service

Scan, View/Navigate, Analyze & Archive

Premier Laboratory’s state-of-the-art high-throughput automated scanning service is ideal for the creation of your digital slide library. Your digital library will be robust, flexible and confidential.

Conversion of your glass microscope slides into high-resolution digital slides is well suited to:

• 24-hour secure Internet enabled international access for remote viewing and analysis
• Long-term image archiving
• Database management (images with linked sample data & reports)
• Photomicrograph documentation
• Coordinating images and associated data for publication
• Importing select fields into text/presentation files (eg. Word or PowerPoint doc)
• Image annotation and editing
• Preparation for digital image analysis (densitometric, morphometric or stereometric)
• View and compare multiple slides side-by-side
• Coordinating data from multiple projects
• Sharing images for review/consultation

In addition to the above, if you choose to have Premier Laboratory host your images through their Digital Slide Archive Service you also obtain:

• Documentation back-up
• Maximum storage capacity
• No investment in image management IT, hardware or software

Manipulate digital slides:

• Pan and focus on any region (x, y or z)
• Zoom for desired magnification
• Generate thumbnail map of entire slide
• Enhance images with real-time edits including contrast, brightness and gamma adjustments
• Bookmark and annotate
• Analyze for densitometric, morphometric or stereometric parameters
• Share digital slides via secure Internet distribution or other electronic media (CD or DVD)

Image source options:

• Your slides or slides prepared for you by Premier Laboratory
• Histologic sections, TMAs, smears or monolayers
• Routine, special, immuno stained slides
• Full slides or select areas (based on morphology, stain deposition or other parameters)
• Selection of magnification options (20x, 40x)

Digital slide delivery options:

• DVD or hard drive
• Hosting through Premier Laboratory’s Digital Slide Archive Service with Internet enabled secure access

Database design and management options:

• Integrate into your internal database
• Implement one of Premier Laboratory’s standard databases
• Premier Laboratory can custom design and optimize your image database