https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/ 2026-04-14T11:23:57+0300 https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/ https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/lib/tpl/dokuwiki/images/favicon.ico text/html 2021-06-01T16:25:39+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=advanced&rev=1622553939&do=diff Fluorescence and z-stacking When you display slides that contain fluorescent (multi channel) data, or when the slide represents a z-stack, additional selection controls automatically appear in the viewport to allow you to interact with specific file format features as needed. text/html 2021-05-04T13:05:07+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=collection_setup&rev=1620122707&do=diff Let's say that you want to build a website with 3 collections about various organ systems: bladder, breast, and lung. You have three folders on your hard disk that reflect this: Initially, you only have a couple of reference slides per system, so each folder received a couple of text/html 2021-06-15T17:44:55+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=collections&rev=1623768295&do=diff Collections With PMA.slidebox, you can publish up to four collections simultaneously. A collection is a path to a root-directory hosted by PMA.core. It can be a sub-path of a root-directory, like /root/path/to/my/collection. We elaborate on preparing your slides to put in your collections text/html 2021-05-10T13:47:46+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=collections_cases&rev=1620643666&do=diff Collections and cases The user interface of PMA.slidebox is structured as follows: Under the menu-bar, in the top-right corner, the icons for the defined collections are specified. By default, the first collection is selected, and the cases are listed underneath. Similarly, the slides per case are grouped under each case header. text/html 2021-06-11T13:43:18+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=configure&rev=1623408198&do=diff Access to configuration When you go to the PMA.slidebox administrative site (your system admin can tell you where it resides), you see a login screen: In order to pass this login screen, you need to login with an active PMA.core user account. For your convenience, we indicate which server the account is used for authentication purposes. text/html 2021-06-15T13:36:12+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=control_slidebox&rev=1623753372&do=diff Coupling PMA.control and PMA.slidebox PMA.control is Pathomation's flagship product for high-end training. It is used for mostly professional education. But what do you do when your physicians go home after the weekend seminar? In a number of scenarios it is convenient to have content available for a limited time after the event. Setting up collections in PMA.slidebox is easy enough, but inconvenient if you've already curated your content in PMA.control. In PMA.control, case collections are vi… text/html 2021-06-01T16:07:56+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=core&rev=1622552876&do=diff PMA.core prerequisites Create root-directories We need to tell PMA.core our slides live. You do this by creating a root-directory. Next, you create a mounting point that tells PMA.core where the slides’ files are actually stored. Slides can be stored in a folder on the hard disk, but a mounting pointing point can also be in Microsoft Azure , or refer to an Amazon S3 bucket. text/html 2021-06-15T13:35:59+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=core_slidebox&rev=1623753359&do=diff Coupling PMA.core and PMA.slidebox PMA.slidebox requires PMA.core to serve slides: * PMA.core reads slides (typically whole slide images or WSIs for short) and handles user access. * PMA.slidebox runs on top of PMA.core and is responsible for content presentation. A couple of tasks need to be performed to make this interaction go smooth: text/html 2021-06-15T13:36:31+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=display&rev=1623753391&do=diff Display options The Display options screen looks like this: The sections below illustrate the effect of enabling/disabling each individual option. Show file on viewport Show the label / barcode Show the overview Allow multiple viewports text/html 2021-06-18T13:25:13+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=features&rev=1624011913&do=diff PMA.slidebox features * Host up to four collections side by side * Organize your slides in cases, or linear (non-hierarchical) slide collections * Web-based interface; no installation required on client computers * Low system requirements * Broad support of vendor-specific text/html 2021-06-01T16:27:29+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=first_collection&rev=1622554049&do=diff Your first collection This section reads like a tutorial. Several subjects are only cursively treated, while we focus on the overall task at hand: you just got PMA.slidebox, and want to get your first slides sent out to your audience fast. Reading not your thing? We also explain how to create your first PMA.slidebox site in an text/html 2021-06-15T13:35:28+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=folders&rev=1623753328&do=diff Preparing your folders Let's say that you want to build a website with 3 collections about various organ systems: bladder, breast, and lung. You have three folders on your hard disk that reflect this: Initially, you only have a couple of reference slides per system, so each folder received a couple of text/html 2021-06-18T13:26:23+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=forms&rev=1624011983&do=diff Handling meta-data Sometimes, a picture does not say more than a 1000 words, and your slide presentation can benefit from additional textual annotation. In PMA.slidebox, this can be done through an interplay with PMA.core. If you prefer an interactive walk-through, the procedure is text/html 2021-08-12T16:38:24+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=landing_page&rev=1628775504&do=diff Custom landing pages PMA.slidebox is intuitive enough, but your content may not be. Sometimes you wish you could add some default in that big empty screen-area on the left when the website is launched for the first time. Look e.g. at what Larry did: text/html 2021-06-15T17:44:04+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=sharing&rev=1623768244&do=diff Content sharing PMA.slidebox is great for setting up public collections that are relatively static, but occasionally you want to send just one case or one slide out for review, or as a reference to somebody. This is where Content sharing comes in handy. text/html 2021-08-12T15:38:30+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=sidebar&rev=1628771910&do=diff End users and navigation * Collections and cases * Interacting with slides * Viewport interactions * Fluorescence and z-stacking Content setup * Your first collection * Preparing your folders * From slides to cases * Coupling PMA.core * Coupling PMA.control Configuration * PMA.core prerequisites * Access to configuration * Display options * Collections * Content Sharing More topics * List of features * Handling meta-data * Custom landing page * Tutori… text/html 2021-05-10T13:48:32+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=slides&rev=1620643712&do=diff Interacting with slides When you want to look at a particular slide within a case, click on the slide's thumbnail is it opens up next to the collection/case/slide navigation panel. Depending on how PMA.slidebox is configured behind the scenes, additionally selected slides are opened next to the existing viewport, or replace the current viewport altogether. text/html 2021-06-01T12:30:25+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=slides_cases&rev=1622539825&do=diff From slides to cases Remember how you started out with a couple of slide collections with just a few slides in each? Your content has gradually grown, and you now have content that more represents the real world: multiple slides and stains are grouped by patient and represent real-world cases. text/html 2021-04-13T11:11:10+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=start&rev=1618301470&do=diff PMA.slidebox Sometimes all you want is just to host your slides. PMA.slidebox is the right solution for you, then! PMA.slidebox lets you put together interactive slide presentations with minimal effort. See the website for additional information and a complete feature list. This site serves as a manual for the PMA.slidebox software package. Note that PMA.slidebox always runs on top of text/html 2021-06-01T13:48:39+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=tutorial&rev=1622544519&do=diff Tutorial videos and media See our PMA.slidebox playlist on Google YouTube. text/html 2021-05-25T13:19:47+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=viewport&rev=1621937987&do=diff Viewport interactions PMA.slidebox supports brightfield, fluorescent, and z-stacked slides from a variety of vendors. You can also include pictures of a resection piece to indicate where a sample was harvested. In order to allow a uniform viewing experience, PMA.slidebox supports a variety of common (conventional) camera file formats. This includes JPEG, JPEG2000, PNG, and TIFF. text/html 2021-06-18T13:27:29+0300 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox/doku.php?id=wiki&rev=1624012049&do=diff Wiki and manual PMA.slidebox's manual comes in the form of a wiki. You're currently looking at it. For future reference, the wiki is hosted at https://docs.pathomation.com/pma.slidebox. You can also access the wiki through the “documentation” option in the administrative section of PMA.slidebox.