Histological staining of tissue samples is one of the most helpful tools in diagnosing and prognosing various cancers. However, in order to prepare the slide for a histopathologist to examine, the tissue must first undergo a series of time-consuming processes, such as a staining technique to visually differentiate features in the sample.
In this study, we use a label-free method to generate a virtually-stained microscopic image using a single spatial light interference microscopy (SLIM) image of an unlabeled tissue sample, therefore eliminating the need for standard histochemical administration.
This novel approach will render histopathological practices faster and more cost-effective, while providing medically relevant dry mass information associated with SLIM images.
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