Patent Awarded for Processing Pathology Slides

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent to Aperio Technologies for its digital pathology system. The patent adds to Aperio’s arsenal of more than 80 issued or pending patents, which cover multiple aspects of setting up a digital pathology system, including digital slide creation, data management, advanced visualization and image analysis. The newest patent encompasses techniques for processing and displaying digital slide images stored on a server, which facilitate rapid viewing. According to Aperio, the technology also enables real-time panning and continuous and rapid zooming of very large digital slide images without loss of image fidelity, as well as simultaneous collaborative viewing of digital slides and associated data.