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Virtual microscopy is a method of posting microscope images on, and transmitting them over, computer networks. This allows independent viewing of images by large numbers of people in diverse locations. It involves a synthesis of
microscopy Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of mic ...
technologies and digital technologies. The use of virtual microscopes can transform traditional teaching methods by removing the reliance on physical space, equipment, and specimens to a model that is solely dependent upon computer-internet access. This increases the convenience of accessing the slide sets and making the slides available to a broader audience. Digitized slides can have a high resolution and are resistant to being damaged or broken over time. Prior to recent advances in virtual microscopy, slides were commonly digitized by various forms of film scanner and image resolutions rarely exceeded 5000 dpi. Nowadays, it is possible to achieve more than 100,000 dpi and thus resolutions approaching that visible under the
optical microscope The optical microscope, also referred to as a light microscope, is a type of microscope that commonly uses visible light and a system of lenses to generate magnified images of small objects. Optical microscopes are the oldest design of microsc ...
. This increase in scanning resolution comes at a price; whereas a typical flatbed or film scanner ranges in cost from $200 to $600, a 100,000 dpi slide scanner will range from $80,000 to $200,000.


See also

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Digital pathology Digital pathology is a sub-field of pathology that focuses on data management based on information generated from digitized specimen slides. Through the use of computer-based technology, digital pathology utilizes virtual microscopy. Glass slide ...
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Microscopy Microscopy is the technical field of using microscopes to view objects and areas of objects that cannot be seen with the naked eye (objects that are not within the resolution range of the normal eye). There are three well-known branches of mic ...
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Telepathology Telepathology is the practice of pathology at a distance. It uses telecommunications technology to facilitate the transfer of image-rich pathology data between distant locations for the purposes of diagnosis, education, and research. Performance o ...


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Further reading

* * * * *{{cite book , first1=Klaus , last1=Kayser , first2=Gian , last2=Kayser , first3=Dominik , last3=Radziszowski , first4=Alexander , last4=Oehmann , year=2004 , chapter=New Developments in Digital Pathology: from Telepathology to Virtual Pathology Laboratory , chapter-url=http://iospress.metapress.com/content/hgjhbq80evk7x8un/ , editor1-first=Mariusz , editor1-last=Duplaga , editor2-first=Krzysztof , editor2-last=Zieliński , editor3-first=David , editor3-last=Ingram , title=Transformation of Healthcare with Information Technologies , series=Studies in Health Technology and Informatics , issn=0926-9630 , publisher=IOS Press , pages=61–9 , isbn=978-1-58603-438-2 , pmid=15718595


External links


Virtual Microscopy Database by the American Association of AnatomistsMore information about definition, technology and teachingPathXL: Range of virtual microscopy software developed by Pathologists.Virtual Microscopy Slide DatabaseFree Virtual Microscope Web Application with automated image analysisVirtual Microscopy of the Brain

Holycross Cancer Center (Poland, Kielce) Pathomorphology Department virtual slides

Digital medicine in the virtual hospital of the futureVirtual Pathology at the University of LeedsInvertebrate Zoology Virtual Microscopy, Yale Peabody Museum
Microscopy Pathology