The importance of eSlide macro images for primary diagnosis with whole slide imaging

• Main Authors: Filippo Fraggetta (Author), Yukako Yagi (Author), Marcial Garcia-Rojo (Author), Andrew J Evans (Author), J Mark Tuthill (Author), Alexi Baidoshvili (Author), Douglas J Hartman (Author), Junya Fukuoka (Author), Liron Pantanowitz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: A whole slide image (WSI) is typically comprised of a macro image (low-power snapshot of the entire glass slide) and stacked tiles in a pyramid structure (with the lowest resolution thumbnail at the top). The macro image shows the label and all pieces of tissue on the slide. Many whole...