The NanoZoomer RS, a virtual microscopy system, is a compact and reliable solution for labs that want to convert smaller volumes of glass slides into high-quality digital slides. NanoZoomer RS is the latest arrival in Olympus’ comprehensive offering of imaging-based systems and solutions for the pathology suite.
NanoZoomer RS offers the same high speed, superb image quality and high reliability of the NanoZoomer HT, which was introduced in the U.S. two years ago, and is compatible with the same NanoZoomer fluorescence illumination unit, introduced last year. With the click of a button NanoZoomer RS provides fast, accurate slide scanning for analysis, publication or archiving. The compact design includes interchangeable slide trays that hold six standard specimen slides or two double-size slides. The NanoZoomer RS is manufactured by Hamamatsu, distributed by Olympus in the U.S. and Canada and supported by Bacus Laboratories software. Olympus America acquired Bacus Labs in 2006.
The NanoZoomer RS also features, as standard, the ability to scan a whole tissue slide at various levels to create a complete virtual slide, which can then be viewed at different focal planes to simulate the coarse and fine focusing functionality of a conventional microscope. The optional fluorescence illumination unit allows the NanoZoomer RS to scan fluorescently labeled samples with superb color fidelity
Digital slide technology allows users to scan and archive entire slides at high resolution without degradation of image quality, eliminating the potential for image fading that usually hampers fluorescence slide archiving. An image of the entire slide is available on a large monitor, and users can easily select specific points for further magnification and observation, or for comparison with other samples. Digitized samples can be reproduced and edited for teaching or consultation.
Both NanoZoomer HT and NanoZoomer RS are optimal digital slide creation solutions for applications such as research, education and training, remote consultation, multi-disciplinary team meetings, image archiving, and digital image reference libraries. The NanoZoomer RS is particularly well suited to applications with low-volume scanning needs, or where space is at a premium.
NanoZoomer RS is compatible with a variety of third-party analysis packages.
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