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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Jack A. Zeineh, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Usman Rashid, Irvine, CA (US);
Rui-tao Dong, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Jack A. Zeineh, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Usman Rashid, Irvine, CA (US);
Rui-Tao Dong, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Carl Zeiss MicroImaging GmbH, Jena, DE;
Abstract
A method for creating a virtual slide is provided. A virtual slide is a digital representation of an area of interest of a microscopic slide. One method is to use a motorized microscope that can move a specimen with respect to a microscopic objective. With such a system, one can capture one or more images through a microscopic objective, such that a region of interest is imaged. Each image is then joined together to form a composite or 'virtual image.' In one embodiment, after a virtual slide is created, a user may fully utilize the full capabilities of the remote microscope. Among these capabilities is a set of 'optical objectives' and “virtual objectives.” Optical objectives are images created by digitizing an image through a microscopic objective in real time. Virtual objectives are digitally created magnifications created by utilizing the existing virtual slide data to digitally create a field of view.