High-end viewing in digital pathology

TUCSON, Arizona, USA – Ventana Medical Systems, Inc., a member of the Roche Group, has signed a worldwide agreement with healthcare imaging expert Barco to provide Barco's leading diagnostic and clinical review display systems for use with the VENTANA Virtuoso image and workflow management system, offering a best-in-class, turnkey image viewing solution.

"This agreement represents a fusion of digital pathology visualization technologies from two of the industry's most innovative healthcare leaders, both of whom are committed to delivering customers high value and unmatched performance in the clinical pathology space,"  said Steve Burnell , PhD, digital pathology and workflow lifecycle leader at Ventana.

“The Ventana integrated digital pathology solution, now including Barco's products, will appeal to the most discerning practitioners who desire the confidence that can only be provided by such a high-end viewing experience."

Turnkey digital pathology imaging solution

By bundling the Barco display system with its Virtuoso image and workflow management software, Ventana now offers a fully-integrated imaging system that provides exquisite and consistent whole slide image viewing with unprecedented speed and efficiency.

Technology excellence 

The advantages of medical grade displays over commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) monitors are well documented and include: superior image quality due to enhanced contrast; color accuracy and sharpness; prolonged image stability over time; and the ability to calibrate the screen for optimum and consistent viewing.

Barco's Coronis Fusion 4MP DL diagnostic color display and the MDRC-2124 wide-screen clinical monitor offer these capabilities and more for precise pathology image viewing. Barco's system solution supports effortless and precise panning and zooming on whole slide images. Moreover, the display system includes Barco's MediCal QAWeb, an automated, real-timeJunior