https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/ 2026-04-18T21:13:26+0300 https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/ https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2026-03-03T15:29:51+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=anonymize&rev=1772540991&do=diff How to Use the Anonymize Function Protecting sensitive medical data and the identity of a biopsy's owner is not only ethical/polite, it is a legal responsibility. Many of our software have features to hide potentially identifying information a slide may contain, such as by text/html 2020-09-08T16:23:41+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=barcode&rev=1599571421&do=diff Slide barcodes and label images Many proprietary file formats used in digital pathology contain not one but two images: * A high-resolution representation of the tissue on the slide * A lower-resolution image of the label pasted on the slide. The label can contain a printed barcode for ease of slide identification. text/html 2026-03-13T13:58:58+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=brightfield&rev=1773399538&do=diff Brightfield support PMA.start supports brightfield slides from a variety of vendors. Check out <https://www.pathomation.com/formats> for an up to date list of recognized formats. text/html 2025-11-13T17:29:12+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=faq&rev=1763044152&do=diff Frequently Asked Questions Do you have a problem that you don't see described here? Or does our proposed solution not work for you? See our troubleshooting section for more assistance. What is a local drive? A local drive is any drive or storage medium that is a physical part of or physically connected to your pc. In other words not connected over a network. text/html 2026-03-13T13:56:19+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=features&rev=1773399379&do=diff PMA.start features PMA.start is Pathomations free viewer and a great tool to simply open and view whole slide images on local disks. PMA.start also interconnects with My Pathomation our cloud digital pathology platform where you can do so much more like share images, make annotations, create user groups, organise courses and quizzes and explore AI image analysis. text/html 2026-03-13T13:59:51+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=fluo&rev=1773399591&do=diff Fluorescent support PMA.start supports fluorescent slides from a variety of vendors. You can toggle visibility of individual channels. You can also change the histogram range for individual channels. Check out <https://www.pathomation.com/formats> for an up to date list of recognized formats. text/html 2022-03-29T13:34:03+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=info&rev=1648550043&do=diff Slide info Clicking on the small i icon under each slide you can inspect all the relative information about a slide, its associated metadata as well as view the thumbnail and the barcode of each slide. Information On the information tab you can view general information about the slide including the physical resolution, the digital resolution, the filename, the file format and the internal compression used, the number of layers and channels (usually more than one in fluorescent slides). text/html 2026-03-13T14:35:24+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=installation&rev=1773401724&do=diff How to install PMA.start on your computer? PMA.start is software that runs locally on your computer. You need to download the software first. Contact our helpdesk <helpdesk@pathomation.com> and request a download link. The installation varies slightly based on the operating system that you're running. text/html 2021-07-06T11:33:50+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=integration&rev=1625560430&do=diff Integration At Pathomation, we're big on integration with other software, and we think you should never never ever re-invent the wheel. PMA.start offers several plugins already, but there are an infinite number of other environments that we don't have a plugin for (yet). text/html 2020-08-07T15:09:54+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=keyboard_shortcuts&rev=1596802194&do=diff Keyboard shortcuts (viewer controls) * Use the mouse wheel or pinch zoom to zoom the image * Drag the image to pan around * Hold SHIFT and drag the mouse to zoom into a particular area * Hold ALT and drag the mouse to rotate text/html 2020-08-17T21:21:45+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=linux&rev=1597688505&do=diff Linux release notes PMA.start requires libgdiplus. If you don't know how to proceed with this, you can follow these steps: 1. Open the terminal2. Type " su - " and press enter3. Enter your root-password (this is the password that you entered upon installation of your system) text/html 2021-05-10T13:57:20+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=macroscopic&rev=1620644240&do=diff Conventional image support Pathology involves more than microscopy images. Often, cases comprise of a mix of macroscopic as well microscopic image material. A macroscopic image can be a picture of a resection piece to indicate where a sample was harvested for further microscopic study. text/html 2020-09-08T12:16:42+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=magnification&rev=1599556602&do=diff Controlling the magnification text/html 2022-03-29T16:07:26+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=measure&rev=1648559246&do=diff Client-side measurements The PMA.start viewer offers the tools to measure length and area in the digital slide, in the corresponding menu on the right side of the interface by clicking on the little ruler icon: - Line: you can measure distances between points in the slide - Area: you can measure surface area of an enclosed polygon in the slide text/html 2020-09-08T16:33:02+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=overview&rev=1599571982&do=diff Overview panel and tracking In the bottom-right corner of the viewport, you see a thumbnail representation of your slide. A red overlay indicates which area of the slide currently shown in the viewport. You can increase and decrease the overview image with the buttons underneath the control. text/html 2020-09-08T15:55:48+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=pan&rev=1599569748&do=diff Slide navigation - panning Use either the keyboard keys Or the mouse text/html 2026-03-13T14:48:29+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=plugins&rev=1773402509&do=diff Plugins The Pathomation software comprises of several plugins that will let you bring pixels from virtual slides into your (analytic) environment of choice. A full list of all the supported environments can be found at APIs & plugins. We support several learning and content management systems (LMS/ text/html 2026-03-13T13:52:40+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=release_history&rev=1773399160&do=diff Release notes Upcoming Releases In the next release PMA.start will have an account creation requirement for users. The account details will give all users access to a My Pathomation account. If a PMA.start user already has a My Pathomation account their existing account credentials of My Pathomation will also work in PMA.start If a PMA.start user does not have a My Pathomation account upon their first opening of the upgraded PMA.start they will need to create an account. The user login credent… text/html 2020-09-08T15:33:18+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=rotate&rev=1599568398&do=diff Rotating your slide content You have to ways to rotate slide content in PMA.start: * Use the control to set specific rotation angles * Use the Alt-key (Option on a Mac) in combination with mouse panning text/html 2026-03-13T13:37:29+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1773398249&do=diff Learn about PMA.start * Features * Installation guide * Keyboard shortcuts * FAQ * Release history Image types * Brightfield * Fluorescence * Z-stacking * Macroscopic and regular pictures Navigation * tree navigation * panning * zooming * barcodes and labels * overview panel * rotation Interact with slides * Slide info * Upload * Anonymize * Measurements Advanced use * Tile server * Plugins * Integration * Troubleshooting text/html 2026-03-13T13:35:19+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=start&rev=1773398119&do=diff NOTE: A user manual in .pdf format version of these pages is available upon request including translations to your local language. Please contact us at <info@pathomation.com> to ask. Why PMA.start? PMA.start is a free viewer and a popular choice for those starting with digital pathology and wishing to explore. When choosing a desktop slide viewer PMA.start has several advantages over other viewers. text/html 2026-03-13T14:41:21+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=tile_server&rev=1773402081&do=diff Local tile server included A tile server is a piece of software that can break down large images into smaller pieces, at a specified resolution. The resulting “pieces” are referred as “tiles”. There's a tile server behind Google Maps, and most software for digital pathology relies on tile server technology as well. What makes PMA.start unique in this context is that the desktop-viewer can also serve as a tile server. text/html 2020-09-08T14:55:33+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=tree&rev=1599566133&do=diff Tree-based folder and slide navigation To open a whole slide image you go to the tree on the left. You also see slides listed in each subfolder. You can refresh the tree structure by clicking on the refresh button (e.g. after doing other operations via the Windows Explorer, or maybe you connected a new external hard disk). text/html 2023-01-09T14:19:01+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=troubleshooting&rev=1673263141&do=diff Troubleshooting When you run into trouble with PMA.start, you can open a support ticket at https://helpdesk.pathomation.com. When applicable, please include the PMA.start logfile with your ticket, which you can retrieve from the PMA.start control panel: Unsupported files It's possible for your slides not to render properly. text/html 2023-01-09T13:28:52+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=unsupported_format&rev=1673260132&do=diff Unsupported file formats Pathomation prides itself that it supports a large number of file formats. With that in mind, there are an unlimited number of ways in which a specific vendor can decide to organize the captured pixels that represent a physical object. If you find that PMA.start cannot render your slides correctly, and you can prove that the slide is correct in its own right (e.g. through means of a native viewer that does support the format), you can contact us and we will do our bes… text/html 2022-10-05T23:42:52+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=upload&rev=1665002572&do=diff Transfer (Upload/Download) If you have a My Pathomation account, you can transfer your slides directly from your local (or external) hard disk to our My Pathomation cloud solution. Connecting/Browsing You can connect to your My Pathomation account by clicking on 'Sign in to My Pathomation' menu under the cloud icon on the right hand side of the top menu text/html 2026-03-13T14:00:24+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=z-stack&rev=1773399624&do=diff Z-stack support PMA.start supports z-stacked slides from a variety of vendors. Check out <https://www.pathomation.com/formats> for an up to date list of recognized formats. text/html 2020-09-08T16:03:00+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=zoom&rev=1599570180&do=diff Slide navigation - zooming Use the zoombar-control to go up or down in magnification Or use the scrollwheel on your mouse Double-clicking works, too, and is useful for laptops that don't have a separate mouse attached to them The zoombar indicates whether you have are looking at a slide under an optical magnification, or a digital magnification