i-Path releases Online Digital Veterinary Atlas

i-Path Diagnostics has announced a collaboration with researchers at Michigan State University to release the first digital Veterinary Atlas of Pathology. The atlas will be in the form of a Virtual Slide Catalogue comprising approximately 1500 virtual slides. Hosted online, the slides can be accessed using i-Path’s Virtual Slide Platform, PathXL.

The content has been provided by a prominent Veterinary Pathologist based in Michigan State University. The material is a complete set of neoplastic diseases for every species with case histories, annotations and standard images attached to each slide.

Structured by 13 individual Organ Systems , and therefore easy to navigate, the online atlas contains approximately 1500 virtual histology slides, all scanned at x40 magnification.

	Introductory Homepage and Menus
Virtual Slide with Annotations
	Overview of Cases

Eileen Regan, Client Services Manager at i-Path states, “Taking inspiration from Fletcher’s – Atlas of Tumour Pathology, the researchers at Michigan State University wanted to improve reference materials available to Veterinary Pathologists and create a virtual slide e-book. As there are no veterinary books published in this area at present, i-Path has been very excited about creating this digital Veterinary Atlas of Pathology. Veterinary Pathologists across the globe will now be able to access this unique and expansive reference resource, online, from anywhere at any time.”

Stuart Harvey, CEO at i-Path adds “The collaboration with researchers at Michigan State University gives us an essential and prestigious reference site. There’s a growing recognition in the US and other global markets that our technology allows for cost-effective knowledge sharing. This Atlas adds to the varied list of digital slide catalogues we have already brought to market, establishing us a go-to company for digital slide content for educational organizations in the field of pathology.”
About i-Path Diagnostics Ltd

i-Path Diagnostics Ltd has grown out of a research group within Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland. The company has developed software products which facilitate education, training and research in the medical, biological and pharmaceutical sectors through the use of virtual microscopy. i-Path maintains a particularly strong interest in the use of virtual microscopy in educational institutions; we have customers in Universities and Teaching Hospitals across Europe.

Key features of i-Path’s Service

• Remote access to virtual slides from anywhere in the world

• Sophisticated web based software for the comprehensive management of virtual slides, users, accounts, metadata, etc. Provides a content management system to allow authoring of content as well as optional virtual slide catalogues

• i-Path’s PathXL solution is entirely web-based with no downloads to the client machine – works on all sorts of platforms (PC, MAC, etc) via a web interface

• Centralised hosted services on high performance server cluster, if required – removing the need for internal IT management of hardware. Deployed server option also available for internal integration of virtual slide management

• Can support a range of scanning devices including Aperio, Hamamatsu and Zeiss

• Company provides customised solutions to match the exact need of users of virtual microscopy – strong reputation for excellent customer service and support

To the educational market, we offer a suite of products that includes

• InView™; e-Learning materials and high quality educational content in pathology based on virtual microscopy

• PathXL™; an on-line content management and authoring platform for a range of virtual microscopy applications.

• PathXL OLT, an Online Testing wizard, providing educational organisations with a cost effective way of testing large numbers of trainees.

i-Path Diagnostics Ltd
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Northern Ireland
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