In this part of the Key Labs tour, Sara walks us through slide scanning – from loading labelled slides into the scanner to quality checks, focus point adjustments, and high-resolution 40x whole slide imaging.

The video highlights the importance of slide preparation and cleanliness, showing how dust and artefacts can impact scan quality, focus accuracy, and scan times. Once scanned, slides are immediately available for review within the digital pathology system, helping streamline diagnosis and workflow efficiency.

This tour is part of the new Key Labs initiative from Pathology News, exploring how leading laboratories have meaningfully digitised their workflows in practice through lab tours, interviews, and workflow showcases.

The Key Labs story begins with Region Skåne – one of Europe’s pioneering digital pathology laboratories.