Key Factors Determining the Quality of Digital Pathology Slide Scanners

Key Factors Determining the Quality of Digital Pathology Slide Scanners

The quality of a digital pathology slide scanner can be encapsulated into three primary areas:

Resolution and Lighting Technology:
The G-Cell digital pathology slide scanners are equipped with cutting-edge technologies such as high-speed stroboscopic light sources, apochromatic flat-field microscopy, and Köhler illumination. These advanced features collaborate to deliver ultra-high-resolution optical imaging, providing crisp and detailed pathological images that serve as a reliable basis for accurate diagnoses.

G-Cell digital pathology slide scanners using the OLMPUS confocal objective lens. It is a Super-flat super-apochromatic objectives, with excellent flat field of view from the edge to the center.

Apochromatic feature ensure accurate color. With high NA value, it will get high resolution and high brightness, minimized photobleaching.

Motor Control Technology:
The precision of movement in a digital slide scanner is paramount. G-Cell scanners incorporate piezoelectric ceramic stack nano-stages for minute adjustments, a lead screw motor for the z-axis, and linear motors for the XY-axis. This combination ensures ultra-high-precision motion control, guaranteeing stability and accuracy throughout the scanning process, ultimately enhancing image quality.

Algorithms and Image Processing:
The integration of sophisticated algorithms and software is crucial for efficient image processing. G-Cell scanners boast intelligent recognition algorithms and fast autofocus technology, enabling high-speed processing. They also feature field curvature digital correction and wide-range focal plane fitting, ensuring that regardless of specimen flatness, clear images are captured in every field of view. Real-time image stitching enables the seamless creation of complete specimen images, while digital resolution enhancement and realistic color restoration techniques contribute to the production of high-quality images that are both visually appealing and diagnostically valuable.

In conclusion, the G-Cell digital pathology slide scanners excel in resolution and lighting technology, motor control technology, and algorithms for image processing, making them a formidable tool for supporting accurate and reliable pathological diagnoses.