Patent ID: 6272235
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: G01N,G02B,G06K,G06T,G16H,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of constructing and using a data structure of images from a specimen on a microscope slide using a microscope having an objective lens comprising:digitally scanning and storing images from the specimen on a microscope slide to create a plurality of individual contiguous image tiles at a resolution finer than the optical resolution of the objective lens of the microscope and with a digital spacing between pixels finer than the optical resolution of the objective lens;providing a control program for the data structure for viewing, manipulating and reconstructing the image tiles; andtransferring the scanned, digital image tiles over an Internet or intranet communication channel; andusing the control program to allow viewing of a digital reconstructed composite image formed from contiguous image tiles of a substantially larger image area than the area of the individually acquired tiles.