Virtual Microscope as a part of Bridge of Data repository - the slide imaging technology that improves the quality of pathology education and research data

The poster aims to present the design, and technical issues of the Virtual Microscope developed as part of the Bridge of Data project from the Gdańsk University of Technology in cooperation with the Medical University of Gdańsk and Cl TASK IT Center. The application employs a client/server architecture that uses raw data from Fahrenheit Biobank (e.g. fragments of biological material collected from patients during a medical examination).

The first part of the poster illustrates the main steps of collecting data:

• preparing and scanning tissues samples by the digital scanner with the Microscope

• sending images via an isolated network link to a data repository

• evaluating and adding descriptions to the images by the team of expert histopathology doctors

• publication of images in Virtual Microscope at the open repository.

The second part of the poster describes the modern architecture and IT services that ensure high reliability and safety of the system operation. Our solution is based on the cloud solution. It contains: cloud computing (a platform with dynamic with dynamically running virtual computer servers), object data storage (a system that lets us store petabytes of data), identify provider service to confidentially store information about users and enable a high level of security.

The end result is an environment for education and research purpose that provides user-friendly and fast access to the high-resolution digital images of tissues and cells that support diagnostic accuracy. A Virtual Microscope is available to the public via The Bridge of Knowledge platform (https://wirtualnymikroskop.mostwiedzy.pl).