MANUAL SLIDE SCANNING FOR EDUCATION
The possibility of digitizing teaching glass slide collections as Whole Slide Images (WSI) offers a huge potential for teaching, education and training:
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Expensive glass slide collections do not have to be maintained
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Due to digitization, the original staining is preserved
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All students see exactly the same virtual slide instead of similar glass slides
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All students can access the slides remotely and simultaneously
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Slides can be viewed with any device from anywhere
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Teaching approaches can be additionally supported by tools and platforms allowing annotations or image analyses
Digital microscopy for teaching -
Microvisioneer mvSlide offers quality, affordability plus specific features of added didactic value
In education environments, affordability is often very critical, making the Microvisioneer mvSlide scanning solution an attractive option to implement virtual microscopy in education.
In addition, the mvSlide software contains a specific "freeze-feature" which is particularly supportive for teaching purposes. With this unique "Freeze-Mode", it is possible to scan multiple selected sub-sections present on one glass slide or even on different glass slides into one virtual slide. This enables the creation of very descriptive slides of high didactic value, for instance a direct comparison of different stains of the same tissue, as shown in the example below.
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You can also watch a video of the freeze mode on the Microvisioneer YouTube channel.
Zoom into a scan created with the Freeze Mode!
In the example scan below, created with mvSlide by Dr. Chandra Krishnan, the didactic value of the mvSlide Freeze Mode is clearly demonstrated. Serial sections with different stains are located on separate glass slides. Under conventional scanning workflows, each glass slide would typically result in a separate virtual slide.
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Using the "Freeze -Mode", the differently stained sections of the same tissue were scanned with mvSlide and combined into a single composite scan. Instead of generating multiple individual scans, related sections are placed next to each other within one digital slide.
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Use the mouse wheel and zoom into the different sections in the scan below!
The image was kindly provided by Dr. Chandra Krishnan.
Share digital slides with students
There are different options available to provide digital scans to students. For example, scans can be shared via cloud platforms, many of them being available for free or at reduced costs for education. Another option could be the creation of a website, making scans available via a zoomable web gallery.
Contact Microvisioneer to discuss your options!
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83512 Wasserburg am Inn
Germany
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