Pannoramic SCAN 150 1.15 User’s Guide
4 Software Description
Figure 25 – Preview image with and without coverslip edge
Caution!
It requires lots of time and memory (since it cannot find focus neither
on the edges, nor on specks) to digitize coverslip edges. Select
Remove coverslip
function to eliminate those areas.
Warning
!
Do
not
use
Remove coverslip
function on TMA slides! The layout of
TMA slides may mislead the detecting algorithm.
•
Fill holes in scan area
–
If selected, the holes inside the specimen will also be scanned.
Often these holes contain small sample objects that otherwise would not be scanned.
•
Remove specks
–
If selected, the scanner does not digitize objects smaller than the
predetermined size. This helps filtering specks and other uninteresting objects out. Set the
maximum size of specks not to be digitized by adjusting the
Speck size
slider.
•
Scan area dilation
–
Adjust the slider
To enlarge or decrease the scanned area
. The edge is
extended discretely by 100 µm each time.
Use saved scan area
This function is useful if the slides contain areas of interest that cannot be detected by the
preview camera. This function along with saving profiles helps to scan all slides with the
most adequate settings.
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