Panoptiq - New Features

A DIFFERENT WAY OF DOING DIGITAL PATHOLOGY

Peer-to-Peer Live Streaming

 

Note Panoptiq 5.0.6 streaming capabilities are limited to local networks only. Support for internet streaming is scheduled for a future update of Panoptiq 5.

New File Format

Panoptiq 5 uses a new proprietary file format called PIFF (Panoptiq Image File Format). The new format is designed to improve the support of features unique to Panoptiq including:
  • Scans, z-stacks and annotations are now saved in a single file for easier storage and sharing.
  • The new compact format has been measured to take, on average, half as much storage space as SVS files.
  • With a more efficient data structure, PIFF files are faster to read and save. It has been measured that such operations are on average three times faster with PIFF files than with SVS files.
Note Panoptiq 5 remains compatible with SVS files. 

New User Interface

Calibration

Access all calibration options from a single dialog. The new calibration menu was simplified so that both images and measurement can be calibrated for an objective lens in just a few clicks.

Physical calibration was simplified with a new interface fully integrated to Calibration Mode. The new calibration ruler is designed to be easier to manipulate for higher measurement accuracy.

Scan View

The new scanning interface of Panoptiq 5 regroups all the features you need in a single window. Review z-stacks and create annotations without the need to switch between modes.

New Resource Viewer

All annotations, z-stacks and embedded scans are now visible directly from the Base Scan. It is no longer needed to double-click an embedded scan to open it. To view a high power magnification scan, simply zoom on it using the mouse scroll wheel.

Z-Stack Viewer

The z-stack viewer is now seamlessly integrated to the scan viewer. Review a z-stack with the single click of a button. Z-stack frames may be analyzed by scrolling the mouse wheel while holding the Shift key. Annotate a z-stack as if you were reviewing a scan.

Reviewing Resources

Panoptiq 5 comes with a new system for navigating resources including annotations, z-stacks and embedded scans. Press the drop-down menu in the new tool bar to view a comprehensive list of all your project’s resources and their respective magnification. Select an item from the list and let the software guide you to the corresponding resource.

Add metadata to your resources using the new info dialog. You may add a title and a description to any object within your slide, including z-stacks and scans.

Review all your slide’s regions of interest with just a few mouse clicks. The new info dialog includes two arrow buttons that allow you to browse through your resources as if they were PowerPoint slides.

New Uploader

The Panoptiq uploader was completely redesigned and is now fully integrated to the Panoptiq scanning software. As a result, it is no longer necessary to save a scan to a local file before uploading it to the Portal.

Improvements

  • Improved the scanning algorithm to reduce smears and performance drops
  • Refined the user interface for license activation
  • Reduced our server sensitivity to the local Windows system time in order to reduce chances of encountering the error “Portal Login Failed: Unexpected Error”
  • Improved the display of annotation labels and ruler measures
  • Ruler measures and annotation labels now disappear when zoomed out to avoid cluttering the view with labels
  • Removed the user interface scaling menu option. To increase the size of text and icons, please use Microsoft Windows’ scaling options
  • Removed zoom restrictions on the mini-map so that large scans are now fully visible

Fixes

  • Fixed text display issues
  • Fixed user interface scaling issues with small screens
  • Could not upload cases with names containing “.”
  • Licensing: Chinese licenses were not properly retrieved from panoptiq.cn in the Chinese version of the software

Call Meyer Instruments, Inc. at 281-579-0342 for more information about Panoptiq and how this might be the right solution for you.

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