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Nikon's newest product in the digital pathology market, the Mi macro imaging station revolutionizes gross histology documentation by addressing the workflow necessary to cleanly and safely capture, annotate, compare, and measure images of biopsied gross specimens in the pathology, histology and forensic lab. The Mi offers a stable, versatile, contamination-free imaging station which is simple to operate via touch-screen or foot-pedal. Creating an invaluable source of reference, gross tissue images can enhance the interpretation and understanding of subsequent tissue sections and provide the first step in capturing an entire pathology case history.

Images produced by the Mi can be saved for use in case records, Laboratory Information Systems (LIS), as part of an audit trail, and for annotation and use in downstream analyses and applications. Telepathology applications are available to assist in histology specimen preparation.

The Mi macro imaging station was designed specifically for easy integration with existing workspaces and procedures, and simplifies the work of pathologists. Key attributes include:

• LED lighting - The Mi’s integral overhead LED illuminates the specimen to create bright, sharp images with perfect detail. Cool LED lighting also ensures that specimens will not be damaged by heat.
• Ease of use - Users do not need to have any expertise in photography for successful imaging, which makes the Mi ideal for busy, multi-user labs. With an intuitive software graphical user interface (GUI), straightforward operating options, such as “lighter,” “darker,” and “closer,” as well as push button operation, image acquisition is made simple, no matter the scientist’s skill level with digital imaging.
• Top quality camera - The Mi comes equipped with a fully enclosed, top quality Nikon DS-Fi1 digital camera with motorized lens for high-resolution imaging. Users can select either standard or publication quality images, as required.
• Reduced risk of contamination - The water- and splash-resistant workstation surfaces, keyboard, mouse, and touch-screen PC all are designed to be wiped clean after use. Additional hygienic precautions were taken by removing the need to touch the camera during operation, with the option to carry out functions via a choice of touch-screen, key board, mouse, foot-pedal, or barcode reader.
• Choice of PC - The Mi can be supplied with the standard recommended touch-screen PC, network PC or, if preferred, can be used with the laboratory’s own PC and network system without compromising function.
• Pathology-focused software - Dedicated pathology-focused Mi software can be integrated with Nikon’s NIS-Elements Documentation (D) software to bring all aspects of the digital pathology imaging environment together. Simple menu options enable rapid image capture and annotation, live comparison, object measurement and counting, and database functions to maximize information from images.

The Nikon Mi macro imaging station will be available for purchase in April 2010.

The versatile Eclipse 55i clinical microscope offers powerful optical capabilities, unsurpassed ergonomic features and is optimized for digital imaging.

• Exclusive Nikon CFI60 optics deliver the brightest, clearest and sharpest images for an incredible view.
• Enhanced ergonomic features such as inline focusing, a tilting telescopic head and riser tubes enable operation in maximum comfort.
• LED Light Source eliminates eyestrain and provide cooled, even illumination with no heat buildup.
• Powerful Nikon NIS-Elements software and Digital Sight camera makes the 55i the perfect microscope for digital imaging.

The Eclipse 80i incorporates an array of optimal digital-imaging optics that ensure uniform brightness over the whole field of view and offer superb resolution to the peripheries, taking digital imaging to new heights.

Highlights:

• Perfect comination of optical and digital imaging technology - resulting in images of unparalleled brightness, contrast and detail
• Exclusive "Fly-Eye" optics ensures uniform illumination
• Plan Apo VC objectives deliver high-resolution images, right to the edge
• Excellent fluorescence imaging capabilies
• Advanced ergonomic features provides maximum comfort over many hours of use

Nikon's NIS-Elements Imaging Software combines automated intelligence to microscopes, cameras, components and peripherals with powerful archiving, analysis, visualization and achiving tools. Its intuitive interface simplifies workflow and speeds up image acquisition times while providing powerful features such as image stitching, object counting and volume views.

With its enhanced color reproduction and digital transfer speed, the DS-Fi1 digital camera head delivers a total imaging solution to entry level documentation as well as advanced research projects. It features a 5-megapixel CCD that captures at a high resolution of 2560 x 1920 pixels, accelerates frame rates beyond past models, improves resolution, expands dynamic range, and reduces noise using Nikon's proprietary imaging technology. The DS-Fi1's advanced sensor and circuitry produce outstanding color hue rendition and reproduction, making it an essential tool for acquiring detailed color images.

Nikon's Digital Sight DS-L2 stand-alone imaging controller allows users to comfortably capture, observe, and archive images. It features an 8.4 inch LCD (XGA) monitor and can connect to a variety of Nikon cameras.

Highlights:

• Built-in LCD display
• On-screen GUI
• Exceptional color representation
• Time-lapse recording
• Single-click image capture
• Split-screen capability