Nov 9, 2017   SOURCE: BusinessWire

Global Whole Slide Imaging Market - Growth, Trends & Forecasts to 2022 - Research and Markets

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Whole slide imaging (WSI) or virtual microscopy enables slide digitization and is defined as the process by which a digital image of an entire glass slide is acquired, producing a digital slide. The number of studies evaluating WSI in consultation models is small; however, available data is encouraging. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet approved the use of WSI systems for H&E diagnosis, although some of WSI companies have already initiated the approval process. The Digital Pathology Association suggested that the manufacturers interested in marketing whole slide imaging devices should submit de-novo applications to the Food and Drug Administration.

Many manufacturing companies are also looking for opportunities in different market economies, like Europe and Canada, where the policies are not stringent and are better integrated. In Southern Sweden, the whole slide system is widely used for primary diagnosis. The WSI telepathology program at University Health Network (UHN) in Canada has recently been expanded to provide primary frozen-section support, without incident, to a hospital 400 miles north of Toronto, where there is no on-site pathologist.

In recent years, improvements in computing power have reduced scanning times to 2-6 minutes depending on the size of the section. The Hamamatsu NanoZoomer 2.0-HT has reduced the time for scanning slides to approximately 1 minute, while the Aperio ScanScope AT pathology slide scanner can process about 31 slides per hour in its single-button automated mode. The Olympus VS120 x40 objective lens system recently won the best image award (0.16 m/pixel) in the resolution category. Several commercial virtual microscopy companies have developed software for virtual microscopy of tissue microarrays, which have become increasingly popular in diagnostic studies in the recent years.

Companies Mentioned:

  • Olympus Corporation
  • Philips Healthcare
  • Definiens AG
  • Digipath Inc
  • Leica Microsystems
  • Ventana Medical Systems, Inc
  • Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
  • Mikroscan Technologies
  • Visiopharm A/S
  • 3DHISTECH Ltd.
  • Omnyx LLC

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5. Market Characterization

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8. Company Profiles

9. Future Outlook

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