Aperio Launches ScanScope CS; Virtual Microscopy Leader Premiers a Sleek New High-Performance Slide Scanner for Digital Pathology.VISTA, Calif. -- Aperio Technologies, the leading provider of virtual microscopy 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 technologies and digital technologies. systems, is proud to announce ScanScope(R) CS, a compact high-performance slide scanner A scanner that is specialized for scanning 35mm slides and film negatives. The slide or film is inserted into a single slot in the machine or into a tray, which is inserted. Many flatbed scanners are also able to scan slides. See scanner and transparency adapter. with advanced features. The new instrument bows today at CAP '05 -- The Pathologists' Meeting in Chicago. ScanScope CS features Aperio's patented linear-array scanning technology along with a rich set of features, in a trim and elegant design. The CS model is supported by Aperio's powerful Digital Slide Information Management Software for viewing, managing and analyzing digital slides. ScanScope CS features a convenient five-slide capacity. It achieves a 20x scanning throughput of less than four minutes per slide, a 25 percent improvement over its predecessor, ScanScope T3. Standard features of the ScanScope CS include a 2x magnification Magnification A measure of the effectiveness of an optical system in enlarging or reducing an image. For an optical system that forms a real image, such a measure is the lateral magnification m changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. that enables scanning at 20x and 40x with a single high-resolution 20x/0.75 objective lens. Also included is a JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. 2000 hardware compression board that ensures the highest image quality available, without compromising scanning throughput. ScanScope CS has a 30 percent smaller footprint than ScanScope T3 and is designed for maximum flexibility to enable future performance improvements. ScanScope CS comes standard with Release 7 of Aperio's Digital Slide Information Management Software, which integrates creation, archival, retrieval, viewing, and analysis of digital slides, and includes powerful tools for managing image metadata, as well as queuing features for managing laboratory workflow. ScanScope CS also supports Remote Revisit re·vis·it tr.v. re·vis·it·ed, re·vis·it·ing, re·vis·its To visit again. n. A second or repeated visit. re , an interactive telepathology mode that delivers crisp, responsive, high quality through-focus (depth) images at magnifications up to 85x, via the Internet. "ScanScope CS is the world's most advanced slide scanner," said Dirk Soenksen, chief executive officer at Aperio. "As the leader in the rapidly growing field of virtual microscopy, we are continually innovating to advance the state of the art. Our vision is that the digitization dig·i·tize tr.v. dig·i·tized, dig·i·tiz·ing, dig·i·tiz·es To put (data, for example) into digital form. dig of Pathology will follow a similar path to Radiology, and ScanScope CS is a significant advance in addressing the emergent needs of this soon-to-be $1 billion digital pathology market." Virtual microscopy is the practice of converting entire glass microscope slides to high resolution digital slides -- whole-slide images that can be remotely viewed, quantitatively analyzed, and readily annotated, shared and managed -- without a traditional microscope. Aperio's line of ScanScope Systems delivers automated high-speed digital slide creation, management, and analysis for pathology. Archival and retrieval, quality assurance, frozen section interpretation, secondary consultations, and entire-slide image analysis are all improved with a ScanScope System. About Aperio Technologies, Inc. With the largest installed base of virtual microscopy systems, Aperio Technologies is a worldwide leader in virtual microscopy. Our award-winning ScanScope(R) scanners and Digital Slide Information Management Software deliver integrated digital slide creation, viewing, management, and analysis capabilities to pathologists. Applications include tissue microarrays Tissue microarrays (also TMAs) consist of paraffin blocks in which up to 1000 separate tissue cores are assembled in array fashion to allow simultaneous histological analysis. , toxicology toxicology, study of poisons, or toxins, from the standpoint of detection, isolation, identification, and determination of their effects on the human body. Toxicology may be considered the branch of pharmacology devoted to the study of the poisonous effects of drugs. pathology, telepathology, image analysis and workflow systems (PACS (Picture ArChiving System) A storage and management system for high-resolution images. Typically pertaining to the medical field, images such as X-rays, MRIs and CAT scans require a greater amount of storage than other industries. ). Our freely downloadable ImageScope(TM) viewer makes digital slides accessible anywhere, anytime. With headquarters in Vista, Aperio serves a global pathology market in clinical, research, and education. For more information or to view a gallery of digital slides created by ScanScope Systems, please visit www.aperio.com. ScanScope and ImageScope are trademarks of Aperio Technologies. |
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