Aperio ScanScope System
(high-quality microscopic slide scanning and image analysis system)

A core service for digitalization of microscopic slides web-based virtual microscopy and automated image analysis.

This core service is provided by the Department of Pathology, The University of Hong Kong. It includes the scanning of whole microscopic slides in 20X or 40X resolution (of standard histological or immunohistochemical staining), hosting of digitalized slides for web-based virtual microscopy and automated image analysis. This facility utilizes the Aperio Scanscope CS-S microscopic slide scanning system, coupled with software developed by Aperio for web-based image storage and access. It allows user to utilize the following software applications for data analysis:

• Tissue microarray analysis software – software for analysis of tissue microarray slides
• Positive pixel count – for quantification of area with positive staining and corresponding staining intensity
• Nuclear algorithm – for quantification of nuclear staining (including counting % of nuclei with positive staining and corresponding staining intensity)
• Membrane algorithm – for quantification of membranous staining (including counting % of cells with positive membranous staining and corresponding staining intensity)
• Co-localisation algorithm – for quantification of two different colours (assessment of double staining, corresponding areas and intensity)

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