Table 2.
WSI device slide capacity, dimensional compatibility, loading mechanism, and PC inclusion
| Vendor | WSI device | Slide capacity and compatibility | Loading mechanism | PC includedc |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Histech | Pannoramic Desk II | 1 single (standard)a or 1 double-wideb | Manual | No |
| Pannoramic Midi II | 12 standard | Automatic | No | |
| Pannoramic Scan II | 150 standard | Automatic/continuous | No | |
| Pannoramic Confocal | 11 standard (0.5–1.5 mm thickness)d | Automatic/continuous | No | |
| Pannoramic 250 Flash III | 300 standard | Automatic/continuous | No | |
| Pannoramic 1000 | 1000 standard or, 200 double-wide | Automatic/ continuous | No | |
| Grundium | Ocus | 1 standard | Manual | Embedded Nvidia visual computer; Touch screen support |
| Ocus 20 | 1 standard | Manual | Embedded Nvidia visual computer; Touch screen support |
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| Ocus 40 | 1 standard | Manual | Embedded Nvidia visual computer; Touch screen support |
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| Huron | TissueScope LE120 | 120 standard or, 60 double-wide or, ≤ 10 whole-mount slides up to 150 mm x 200 mm (6′′ x 8′′) | Automatic/ continuous | PC included- integrated touch screen |
| TissueScope iQ | 400 standard or, 200 double-wide (can mix and match standard and double-wide slide cartridges) | Automatic/ continuous | No | |
| TissueScope CF | 12 standard or, 6 double-wide or, Four 3′′ x 4′′ or, Two 4′′ x 5′′ or, One 5′′ x 7′′ or, One 6′′ x 8′′ |
Automatic/ continuous | No | |
| TissueScope LE | 12 standard or, 3 double-wide or, one whole mount up to 6′′ x 8′′ |
Automatic | No | |
| TissueScope PE | 2 standard or, 1 double-wide |
Manual | No | |
| Hamamatsu | NanoZoomer SQ | 1 standard | Manual | No |
| NanoZoomer S60 | 60 standard or, 30 double-wide |
Automatic | No | |
| NanoZoomer S210 | 210 standard | Automatic | No | |
| NanoZoomer XR | 320 standard | Automatic/ continuous | No | |
| NanoZoomer S360 | 360 standard | Automatic/ continuous | No | |
| Mikroscan | MikroScan SL5 | 1 or 2 standard | Manual | No |
| MikroScan SL5 - 20 | 20 standard or, 10 double-widee |
Automatic/ continuous | 4K-resolution monitor included; PC requirement |
|
| Motic | EasyScan Pro 1 and EasyScan Pro 6 |
1 and 6 standard, respectively, Vet Mode (76 x 50 mm slide) optional for EasyScan Pro 6 |
Automatic (6 slide module) | Included: All-in-One 23.8’’ LED Monitor |
| EasyScan One | 1 standard slide | Manual | No | |
| EasyScan Infinity 60 and EasyScan Infinity 100 |
60 and 102 standard, respectively, Vet Mode (76 x 50mm slide) optional in both modules |
Automatic/ continuous | Included: All-in-One 23.8’’ LED Monitor |
|
| Objective Imaging |
Glissando 20SL | 20 standard or 10 “mega,” e.g., double-width | Automatic | Internal mini-PC with Ethernet connection and touchscreen monitor |
| Glissando POL | 2 standard or 1 double-width | Manual; may be retrofitted or included with optional 20 slide autoloader | Integrated Windows 10 mini-PC with Ethernet connection | |
| Glissando Desktop Scanner | 2 standard or 1 double-width | Manual; may be retrofitted or included with optional 20 slide autoloader | Integrated Windows 10 mini-PC with Ethernet connection | |
| Leica | Aperio VERSA | 8 standard, 200 standard with autoloader | From 8 slide stage to 200 slide autoloader | PC included |
| Aperio AT Turbo | 400 standard or 1 double-wide | Automatic (for standard) and manual (for double-wide) | ||
| Aperio AT2 | 400 standard or 1 double-wide slide | Manual: One standard or one double-wide when using the slide tray Automatic: Up to 400 standard when using the AutoLoader |
No | |
| Aperio AT2 DX | 400 standard or 1 double-wide slide or one double-wide when using the slide tray Automatic: Up to 400 standard when using the AutoLoader |
Manual: One standard | Viewing Station included: contains Aperio AT2 DX scanner console software and medical grade monitors with custom ICC color calibration; PC not included | |
| Aperio CS2 | 5 standard or 1 double-wide slide | Manual/Automatic single-slide capacity (five-slide tray standard) | No | |
| Aperio GT 450 | 450 standard slides | Automatic/ continuous | PC included with optional Vendor-Calibrated Viewing Monitors; touch screen | |
| Aperio LV1 | 4 standard | Manual | No | |
| Philips | UFS | 300 standard | Automatic/ continuous | Operated via an integrated LCD touch-screen |
| Roche | Ventana DP200 | 6 standard or, 3 double-wide |
Manual | No |
| Ventana iScan Coreo | 160 standard | Autoloading/continuous | Yes; integrated touchscreen and controller Yes; integrated touchscreen and controller |
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| Sakura | VisionTek (Plan NeoFluar) | 4 standard | Manual | No |
| VisionTek M6 | 4 standard | Manual | No | |
| OptraScan | Ultra 320 | 320 single; able to accommodate double-wide | Automatic/ continuous | Yes; integrated |
aStandard width: 25.0 to 26.0 mm
b Double-wide width: 51.0 to 52.0 mm
c Noninclusion denotes external PC requirement
dTypical slide thickness (unless mentioned otherwise): 0.90 to 1.2 mm; typical slide length (unless mentioned otherwise): 75.0 to 76.0 mm
eAn upcoming release of the MikroScan SL5 slide holder will support 2′′ x 3′′ slides, allowing 10 2′′ x 3′′ slides or a combination of 1′′ x 3′′ and 2′′ x 3′′ slides to be loaded into the device; 20 standard-slide autoloading functionality; remotely located users have complete control of the autoloader.