Precision, Potential to Scale, and Peace of Mind
Digital pathology scan speeds have not always been fast enough at 40x magnification to keep up with high-volume scanning (120k+ slides per year). Real-Time Focusing (RTF)** offers a potential solution to this problem. It’s a novel method to capture a digital image that combines an imaging line sensor and a focusing line sensor.
- While scanning, the focusing line sensor receives focusing data of the tissue.
- Proprietary algorithms determine the best focus value.
- Then, each best focus value is treated like a control loop with the mechanics, feeding the best focus value to the objective height on the fly.
- The positioning adjustments of the objective are performed continuously (in real time) in order to enable the imaging line sensor to capture the image at its best possible focus. Hence, real time focusing.
**US Patent no. 9,841,590