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ArticleNature communications2026

Ambient, real-time digitization and datafication of glass slide microscopy towards AI-at-the-microscope.

Cooper Maira, Max S Cooper, Kimberly L Ashman, Andrew B Sholl, Sharon E Fox, Shams Halat, David Manthey, Roni Choudhury, Jonathan Sears, Carola Wenk and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Cooper Maira *Department of Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Max S Cooper *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-6046-4623
Kimberly L Ashman *Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Andrew B ShollTouro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Sharon E FoxSoutheast Louisiana Veterans Healthcare System, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0766-5393
Shams HalatDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
David MantheyKitware, Inc., Clifton Park, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4580-8770
Roni ChoudhuryKitware, Inc., Clifton Park, NY, USA.
Jonathan SearsDepartment of Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Carola WenkDepartment of Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9275-5336
J Quincy BrownDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. jqbrown@tulane.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8228-2667
Brian SummaDepartment of Computer Science, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA. bsumma@tulane.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-5794-3355

Funding

PathCAM: connecting the digital data pipeline in diagnostic pathology with onboard-camera variable resolution slide imagingR01GM143789 · NIGMS · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BROWN, JONATHAN QUINCY, SUMMA, BRIAN · 2022 to 2025
$1.7M
High speed automated intraoperative microscopy of the prostate circumference to ensure tumor-free margins in radical prostatectomyR01CA222831 · NCI · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI BROWN, JONATHAN QUINCY · 2018 to 2021
$1.6M
National Science Foundation (NSF) DMS 1557750National Science Foundation (NSF) DMS 1664848National Science Foundation (NSF) IGERT 1144646NCI NIH HHS R01 CA222831NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM143789U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ASCR DE-SC0022873U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01 CA222831U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01 GM143789
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathology remains central to clinical diagnosis, yet adoption of digital pathology is constrained by financial, operational, and workflow burdens of fully digital infrastructure. We introduce HistoCAM, a platform for ambient, real-time datafication and digitization of glass-slide microscopy that preserves microscope workflows. A 31-megapixel, high space-bandwidth-time-product camera and custom software application stream and composite the pathologist's eyepiece view, passively generating multi-resolution images from 2X to 40X while recording magnification use, search paths, and dwell times. These outputs provide immediate workflow uplift through digital annotation, measurement, quality assurance, and real-time integration of configurable AI tools. Simultaneously, HistoCAM links image content with expert interaction data and supports rapid generation of annotated, pre-embedded training data during routine slide review. By converting routine microscopy into an AI-ready data stream without requiring additional acquisition steps, HistoCAM provides a practical bridge to computational pathology while creating process-aware datasets that capture how pathologists examine and interpret tissue.

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Artificial IntelligenceImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicroscopyHumansSoftwareWorkflow

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PMID42897168
PMCPMC13680511

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