A whole slide image (WSI) is accomplished by digital scanning and allows online viewing of your stained section. The current instrument is an Olympus VS200 scanner with both brightfield and fluorescence capabilities.
Submit Slides
Clinical slides? Must conceal private health information (PHI) with a temporary opaque label (tape, labels available).
- Submit the online Slide Scanning Request.
- Drop off slides at the front D11-41 submissions counter.
- Turnaround time is 0.5-2 work days depending on the total slide number and current workload. Let staff know of any deadlines.
- Install free viewing software (next section)
- You will receive an email when the WSI files are ready for transfer using DropBox.
View scans- Freeware
- Olympus OlyVIA
- Opening scans using BioFormats plugin in FIJI/ImageJ
- Viewing using QuPATH
Each slide scan will have a folder and thumbnail view of both slide label and scanned area.