The Pathomation software platform offers a comprehensive solution for managing digital pathology and microscopy, encompassing features such as slide storage, viewing, annotation, and training applications. It supports various file formats and integrates with external data sources, providing users with tools for collaboration, education, and archival purposes. Key components include pma.start for local viewing, pma.view for centralized access, pma.studio for advanced interactions, and pma.control for training functionalities.

1. Pathomation software platform for
digital pathology and microscopy
A showcase of features and possibilities
Yves Sucaet, PhD
February 2020

2. Where do virtual slides comes from?
Local desktop user Scanners

3. What do you want to do with these slides?
• Share with others
• Second opinion
• Education
• Archive them
• Long-term storage
• Also regulatory requirements
• Collections of interest
• Special / rare / reference cases
• Search them
• Correlate slides with other data
• Saves going down the basement
• Online search is faster than physical,
too
On-premise server
Local desktop user
Server
storage
Scanners

4. On-premise server
Pathomation has a complete software
platform for slide management
Local desktop user
Server
storage S3 cloud
storage
Scanners
PMA.core

5. Pathomation has a range of end-user
application for interacting with slides
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

6. Web-based only (no client-side tool)
PMA.core back-end tile server PMA.studio front-end viewer solution
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

7. Supported WSI file formats (easily connect
and integrate additional scanner platforms)
See also https://www.pathomation.com/formats
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

8. Control user login behavior and password
formatting
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

9. REST API and SDK to integrate (meta)data
from others
PMA.UI javascipt framework for
custom visualization applications
GitHub-published open source SDKs for
Java, PHP, and Python
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

10. Software Development Kit breakdown
Pathomation
SDK
Back-end
PMA.java PMA.python PMA.php
Front-end
PMA.UI
(javascript)
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

11. Execute & Capture Electronic Signatures - 21
CFR Part 11 GLP
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

12. Access slides locally through PMA.start
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

13. External users can access specific slides or
folders without a dedicated account
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

14. Presentation of several thumbnails together:
replicate a slide box feature
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

15. Ability to easily navigate to the Next/Previous
slide and folder
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

16. Simultaneous viewing of up to 36 images
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

17. All actions in the viewer have shortcuts
Slide viewport quick navigation keys
All actions in ribbon have tooltips with
shortcuts (configurable)
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

18. Support conferencing
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

19. Support annotations
• Make annotations in PMA.studio
• Support native annotations
• 3DHistech MRXS
• Leica / Aperio SVS
• Support third-part annotations
• Definiens
• Visiopharm
• Indica Labs HALO
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

20. Support external data store integration
• Manage meta-data
• Retrieve from PMA.core
• Or retrieve externally
• Oracle
• SQLServer
• Integrate multiple datapoints
into a single view
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

21. PMA.control for education and training
• Sophisticated training software
package
• Train students and professionals
• Accurately evaluate tissue material
• Support a broad range of
algorithms
• Can be assay-specific
• Organize training materials and
bringing training participants
together in a virtual setting
PMA.start
(for local viewing on one’s own desktop)
PMA.view
(centralized viewing of multiple slides)
PMA.studio
(advanced capabilities like annotations, meta-data,
searching, conferencing etc.)
PMA.control
(advanced training and education)
PMA.core
(Slide hosting and management)

22. More about our products
https://www.pathomation.com/products