Abstract
A virtual slide is used in the imaging of a part or the whole of a specimen. We freely change the observation view and magnification, and we can observe a specimen using a computer as in the case of using a microscope. We report on the clinical use of the virtual slide during the urinary sediments workshop. We made a virtual slide using VS120. Participants observed a glass specimen under a microscope, and the presenter expounded on the use of the virtual slide. Many participants had few years of experience and had not used an autoanalyser. Therefore, we considered a virtual slide to be useful as a training tool for screening. We used the virtual slide during the workshop for the first time and it was popular among the participants. We expect that a virtual slide can be applied to various uses besides a workshop, for example, for precision control survey and the permanent preservation of rare specimens.
