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SlideJ: An ImageJ plugin for automated processing of whole slide images

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  • Vincenzo Della Mea
  • Giulia L Baroni
  • David Pilutti
  • Carla Di Loreto

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The digital slide, or Whole Slide Image, is a digital image, acquired with specific scanners, that represents a complete tissue sample or cytological specimen at microscopic level. While Whole Slide image analysis is recognized among the most interesting opportunities, the typical size of such images—up to Gpixels- can be very demanding in terms of memory requirements. Thus, while algorithms and tools for processing and analysis of single microscopic field images are available, Whole Slide images size makes the direct use of such tools prohibitive or impossible. In this work a plugin for ImageJ, named SlideJ, is proposed with the objective to seamlessly extend the application of image analysis algorithms implemented in ImageJ for single microscopic field images to a whole digital slide analysis. The plugin has been complemented by examples of macro in the ImageJ scripting language to demonstrate its use in concrete situations.

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  • Vincenzo Della Mea & Giulia L Baroni & David Pilutti & Carla Di Loreto, 2017. "SlideJ: An ImageJ plugin for automated processing of whole slide images," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 12(7), pages 1-9, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0180540
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180540
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