Table 1.

Mean scanning time and storage space utilization; overall and as per specimen type for whole slide imaging

Specimen type	Overall (n=60)		Lymph node (n=27)		Margin (n=22)		Primary diagnosis (n=11)
	H and E	TOLB	H and E	TOLB	H and E	TOLB	H and E	TOLB
Scanning time (min), mean (range)	1:47 (0:22-3:21)	1:46 (0:21-3:20)	1:51 (1-2:50)	1:50 (1-2:51)	1:52 (0:30-3:21)	1:51 (0:29-3:18)	1:38 (0:22-3:01)	1:37 (0:21-2:50)
Storage space (GB) mean (range)	0.83 (0.12-1.73)	0.71 (0.11-1.66)	0.87 (0.2-1.7)	0.78 (0.11-1.6)	0.83 (0.12-1.70)	0.78 (0.10-1.72)	0.75 (0.20-1.46)	0.65 (0.12-1.34)

TOLB: Toluidine blue, H and E: Hematoxylin and eosin