Digital Pathology Application Released for iPad and iPhone

A digital pathology viewing application with built-in educational content from institutes and pathologists was released for iPad and iPhone.

Users can try Digital Pathology for free and view, zoom and navigate digital slides through the high performance viewer. Existing Digital Image Hub users can connect the application to their own server to explore and view images from their own image collection.

SlidePath Gateway provides access to high quality whole slide images captured on the Leica Microsystems (Wetzlar, Germany) SCN400 slide scanner, with expert review findings and content provided by contributing bodies including the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) CheckPath Anatomical Pathology External Quality Assessment (EQA) Program (2006), Cerviva Cervical Cytology EQA Pilot (2009), National health Service (NHS) Breast Screening Pathology EQA Program (2010), UK National Urologic Pathology EQA Program (2009), and the United Kingdom National External Quality Assessment Service (UKNEQAS) HER2 Breast Interpretive EQA Pilot (2011).

Browsing folders of images from each of the EQA programs is possible. Individual cases can be selected and the user can view, zoom, and navigate around the slides. Each case includes expert pathologist assessments, which can be viewed with the slides, giving increased insight into the samples. They can also see a sample set of Leica Biosystems’ Novocastra antibody range.

Leica Microsystems’ Biosystems Division, also known as Leica Biosystems, offers histopathology laboratories a large product range with appropriate products for each work step in histology and for a high level of productivity in the working processes of the entire laboratory.

Dr. Donal O’Shea, Head of Digital Pathology in Leica Microsystems said, “The release of the SlidePath Gateway App displays Leica Microsystems’ commitment to develop and expand its Digital Pathology portfolio. With this App we are giving everyone the opportunity to try Digital Pathology, access high resolution whole slide images and expert opinions, through a highly intuitive user interface. With the rapid adoption and acceptance of iPads and other tablet devices in hospitals and clinical settings, we see SlidePath Gateway paving the way for future adoption of Digital Pathology in routine use.”

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