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Opening caMicroscope

StepActionResult
1Use the Chrome browser to navigate to caMicroscope. 

The Sign In page appears.

SEER VTR Microscope login window showing a Log in with Google option and a username and password option, Don't remember your password link, and a log in button. A Sign Up tab is grayed out.Image Modified

2Use your Google credentials to sign in to caMicroscope.

The caMicroscope site appears.

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3Select one of the image databases by clicking either the large slide image or the More button. Options include the Breast Cancer Genomic Pilot, Virtual Tissue Repository (VTR) Pending Slides, and Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

A table appears that lists all whole-slide images for the selected database that you are authorized to view.

caMicroscope slide table for the PDAC databaseImage Modified

4In the table, click the Open button for any row.

The slide opens in caMicroscope.

Note

To select a different image, click Home buttonImage Modified in the caMicroscope toolbar or the back arrow in your browser to return to the table.


Panning the Slide

Panning allows you to move the image inside the window.

StepActionResult
1

Select an image and view it in caMicroscope. See Opening caMicroscope for more information.


2

In the inset window, note the red bounding box. This bounding box is your view of the current image in the main content window.

Image of slide in caMicroscope showing a breast cancer image in the main content window and an inset window that shows the same image with a red box around it, indicating that the full slide image is being shown in the main content window.Image Modified

3

Drag your mouse along the main content window.

The red bounding box moves to reflect your current position.


Zooming In and Out

The inset window has a zoom slider above it.

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