Web-Based Virtual Microscopy for Parasitology: A Novel Tool for Education and Quality Assurance
Web-Based Virtual Microscopy for Parasitology: A Novel Tool for Education and Quality Assurance
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United States: Public Library of Science
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The basis for correctly assessing the burden of parasitic infections and the effects of interventions relies on a somewhat shaky foundation as long as we do not know how reliable the reported laboratory findings are. Thus virtual microscopy, successfully introduced as a histopathology tool, has been adapted for medical parasitology.
Specimens containing parasites in tissues, stools, and blood have been digitized and made accessible as a "webmicroscope for parasitology" (WMP) on the Internet (http://www.webmicroscope.net/parasitology).These digitized specimens can be viewed ("navigated" both in the x-axis and the y-axis) at the desired magnification by an unrestricted number of individuals simultaneously. For virtual microscopy of specimens containing stool parasites, it was necessary to develop the technique further in order to enable navigation in the z plane (i.e., "foc...
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Web-Based Virtual Microscopy for Parasitology: A Novel Tool for Education and Quality Assurance
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288098212
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1288098212
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1935-2735,1935-2727
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1935-2735
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10.1371/journal.pntd.0000315
