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| - | ====== PMA.start ====== | + | **__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. |
| - | ~~NOTOC~~ | + | |
| - | PMA.start is a simple to use and highly versatile slide viewer for | + | ==== Why PMA.start? ==== |
| - | * whole slide images | + | 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. |
| - | * digital pathology | + | |
| - | * virtual microscopy | + | |
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| - | It is loved by users for its clean UI and wide support for [[http://free.pathomation.com/formats|various vendor formats]]. | + | |
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| - | This site describes the various features of the software and its applications. | + | |
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| - | Get started: [[http://free.pathomation.com/download|Download the latest version]] | + | |
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| - | ==== Why PMA.start? ==== | + | |
| - | PMA.start is a popular choice when choosing desktop slide viewer and has several advantages over other viewers. | + | * Web-based browser; front-end runs in the webbrowser of your choice |
| + | * Examine brighfield, fluorescent, and z-stacked slide content from the same environment | ||
| + | * Plug and play support for external hard disks | ||
| + | * [[https://imagej.net/ImageJ|ImageJ]]/[[https://imagej.net/Fiji/|FIJI]] plugin available for smooth transition of slide content for IA algo development | ||
| + | * SDKs available through [[https://www.github.com/pathomation|Github]] | ||
| ==== Use cases ==== | ==== Use cases ==== | ||
| - | Use PMA.start to | + | Use PMA.start to view whole slide images stored on your pc [[https://docs.pathomation.com/PMA.start/doku.php?id=faq#why_can_t_i_see_my_mapped_network_drives|local drives]] |
| - | * Look at brightfield slides | + | * Look at [[brightfield|brightfield]] slides |
| - | * Look at fluorescent slides | + | * Look at [[fluo|fluorescent]] slides |
| - | * look at z-stacked slides | + | * look at [[z-stack|z-stacked]] slides |
| - | Because PMA.start also includes the PMA.core.lite tile server, you can use the software for automation, too. | + | Because PMA.start also includes a [[tile_server|local tile server]], you can use the software for automation, too. |
| - | For more use cases, we invite to keep an eye out for our RealData blog, where we regularly post technical background articles and provide sample code for various programming languages, including Python, PHP, and Java. | + | For more use cases, we invite to keep an eye out for [[https://realdata.pathomation.com|our RealData blog]], where we regularly post technical background articles and provide sample code for various programming languages, including Python, PHP, and Java. |