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Ricerca>Progetti>Micropix
| Full title | Microscope lab simulation
using Hewlett-Packard OpenPix | Summary
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availability of microscopes in a histology, anatomy or haematology laboratory
is limited at least by these factors: cost of the microscope, care in handling
the microscope, cost and number of the slides. Therefore most of the time a tutor
is required in the lab to assist and control the use of the microscopes. This,
of course, limits the opening hours of a microscope lab. On the contrary, in every
University, computers are ubiquitous and easy to access. Most of the students
know how to use them and they do not require special assistance. The integration
of a microscope lab with a system based on digital images on a computer network
can be a solution for the problems addressed. The use of OpenPix as a platform
for delivering microscopic images can help in solving issues regarding resolution,
quality and bandwidth. | | Time frame | Apr
1999 - May 2000 | | Funded by |  | | Results | The
project ended in June 1999, when Hewlett-Packard decided to make OpenPix a part
of their strategic e-business offer. This decision meant that OpenPix is not available
any more as a standalone product. Therefore we were not able to carry on all the
planned activities.
In the few months of the project we proved the efficacy
of FlashPix format for multiple resolution images in the microscopic field. We
also tested the OpenPix server in an Intranet environment. Some software development
has been done to allow a friendly navigation through the hematological slides.
We
are aware that the approach to the problem was correct and that the current technology
is capable of solving it.
MICROPIX project has been presented at - X
Congresso nazionale di Informatica Medica, Taranto, 15-17/10/98
- Conferenza
e mostra internazionale "La società dell’informazione e le
applicazioni telematiche: un’opportunità anche per i Paesi del Mediterraneo",
Le Ciminiere, Catania - 16/19 aprile 1999
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leader for Campus Bio-Medico | Michele
Crudele | | Main partners | ReCAMH
UCSC (Research Center for Automated Methods in Hematology),
Università
Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (IT) | | Campus
Bio-Medico role | Main developer | | Notes | Initial
proposal and goals |
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