The following endpoints are available in PMA.core to view Whole Slide Images and its associated labels, thumbnails and macro images. The following list contains the endpoint URL, a brief description and the available parameters for each one.
/tile Renders a square tile of a slide
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| sessionID | The session id to authenticate with |
| pathOrUid | The path or unique identifier of the image to render or a valid collection config JSON |
| timeframe | The index of the time frame to render |
| layer | The index of the layer to render |
| channels | Comma separated channel indexes to render |
| channelClipping | Min and max limits to clip and scale pixel values. Two values required per channel |
| gamma | Gamma values for each channel. One value required per channel |
| x | The x index of the tile |
| y | The y index of the tile |
| z | The z index of the tile |
| cache | Optional parameter that tells the renderer whether or not to use the cache to fetch the tile |
| format | Optional resulting image format. Valid values are JPG, JPEG and PNG |
| quality | Optional quality parameter used only for the jpeg format |
| postGamma | Optional gamma value to apply as post processing |
| brightness | Optional brightness value to apply as post processing |
| contrast | Optional contrast value to apply as post processing |
Returns A file stream that contains the rendered region
Example /tile?sessionId=sessionId&pathOrUid=path&timeframe=0&layer=0&channels=0&channelClipping=0,0&gamma=1&x=0&y=0&z=0
/region Renders a region of a slide
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| sessionID | The session id to authenticate with |
| pathOrUid | The path or unique identifier of the image to render |
| timeframe | The index of the time frame to render |
| layer | The index of the layer to render |
| channels | Comma separated channel indexes to render |
| x | The x coordinate of the image to render |
| y | The y coordinate of the image to render |
| width | The width of the region to render |
| height | The height of the region to render |
| scale | The factor to scale the rendered region by |
| channelClipping | Min and max limits to clip and scale pixel values. Two values required per channel. |
| gamma | Gamma values for each channel. One value required per channel |
| drawScaleBar | Optional Draw an accurate scale bar |
| downloadInsteadOfDisplay | Optional Whether or not to download the image or display it in the browser |
| drawFilename | Optional 0 do not draw, 1 draw filename on top, 2 draw on bottom |
| format | Optional parameter representing the resulting image format. Valid values are JPG, JPEG and PNG |
| quality | Optional quality parameter used only for the jpeg format |
| annotationsLayerType | Optional A comma separated list of extra annotations layer to render |
| rotation | Optional Rotation angle in degrees |
| flipHorizontal | Optional Whether to flip region horizontally |
| flipVertical | Optional Whether to flip the region vertically |
| dpi | Optional dpi to resolution for the exported image |
| postGamma | Optional gamma value to apply as post processing |
| brightness | Optional brightness value to apply as post processing |
| contrast | Optional contrast value to apply as post processing |
Returns A file stream that contains the rendered region
Example /region?sessionId=sessionId&pathOrUid=path&timeframe=0&layer=0&channels=0&channelClipping=0,0&gamma=1&x=0&y=0&width=1000&height=1000
/thumbnail Renders the associated thumbnail of slide
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| sessionID | The session id to authenticate with |
| pathOrUid | The path or unique identifier of the image to render |
| orientation | Optional The orientation of the thumbnail (0 = auto; 1 = vertical; 2 = horizontal) |
| w | Optional Expected output width of the thumbnail |
| h | Optional Expected output height of the thumbnail |
Returns An image
Example /thumbnail?sessionId=sessionId&pathOrUid=path
/macro Renders the associated macro of a slide
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| sessionID | The session id to authenticate with |
| pathOrUid | The path or unique identifier of the image to render |
| orientation | Optional The orientation of the macro (0 = auto; 1 = vertical; 2 = horizontal) |
| w | Optional Expected output width of the macro |
| h | Optional Expected output height of the macro |
Returns An image
Example /macro?sessionId=sessionId&pathOrUid=path
/barcode Renders the associated barcode of a slide
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| sessionID | The session id to authenticate with |
| pathOrUid | The path or unique identifier of the image to render |
| orientation | Optional The orientation of the barcode (0 = auto; 1 = vertical; 2 = horizontal) |
| w | Optional Expected output width of the barcode |
| h | Optional Expected output height of the barcode |
Returns An image
Example /barcode?sessionId=sessionId&pathOrUid=path