Aperio slide scanner software

This article deals with the Aperio slide scanner software.

Scanscope

This software used to scan the images.

One slide

Steps:

1. Open "Console" program.
2. Load slide (label to left).
3. Right click "Replace slide".
4. Right click "Get snapshot".

Select area:

• Right click "Review snapshot".

Start scanning:

• "One Touch".

Several slides

Getting started:

1. Load cartridge - tissue toward inside of the scanner.
   • Push until it clicks.
2. Open ScanScope Console.
   • Enter user and password.
   1. Goto Start tab.
      • Dark gray rectangles = selected slides.
   2. Select slides.
      • Right click - select Get snapshots.

Notes

Other:

• Find tissue - automagically draws green box around the tissue.

Preview:

• Green box = area scanned.
• Yellow boxes = focus points.
• Blue = white balance reference point.

Rack display:

• Hatched blue lines = scanning of slide in progress.
• Solid blue = slide was scanned.

ImageScope

• This software is used to view the images generated by Scanscope.

Note:

• Digital slides are stored in a central repository ( http://eh-aperio/List.php ).

Aperio web server

• Used to view slides with a web browser.

See also

• Informatics.