Ultra-Fast Processing of Gigapixel Tissue MicroArray Images Using High Performance Computing

Background: Tissue MicroArrays (TMAs) are a valuable platform for tissue based translational research and the discovery of tissue biomarkers. The digitised TMA slides or TMA Virtual Slides, are ultra-large digital images, and can contain several hundred samples. The processing of such slides is time...

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Main Authors: Yinhai Wang, David McCleary, Ching-Wei Wang, Paul Kelly, Jackie James, Dean A. Fennell, Peter Hamilton
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ACP-CLO-2010-0551
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description Background: Tissue MicroArrays (TMAs) are a valuable platform for tissue based translational research and the discovery of tissue biomarkers. The digitised TMA slides or TMA Virtual Slides, are ultra-large digital images, and can contain several hundred samples. The processing of such slides is time-consuming, bottlenecking a potentially high throughput platform.
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spelling doaj-art-adb5be4803154da594818a644fa039872025-02-03T06:06:40ZengWileyAnalytical Cellular Pathology2210-71772210-71852010-01-01335-627128510.3233/ACP-CLO-2010-0551Ultra-Fast Processing of Gigapixel Tissue MicroArray Images Using High Performance ComputingYinhai Wang0David McCleary1Ching-Wei Wang2Paul Kelly3Jackie James4Dean A. Fennell5Peter Hamilton6Centre for Biomedical Informatics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKi-Path Diagnostics Ltd., Belfast, UKGraduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, Royal Group of Hospitals, Belfast, UKCentre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKCentre for Biomedical Informatics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKCentre for Biomedical Informatics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UKBackground: Tissue MicroArrays (TMAs) are a valuable platform for tissue based translational research and the discovery of tissue biomarkers. The digitised TMA slides or TMA Virtual Slides, are ultra-large digital images, and can contain several hundred samples. The processing of such slides is time-consuming, bottlenecking a potentially high throughput platform.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ACP-CLO-2010-0551
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