What is it about?

4K video offers lifelike video images. The unprecedented high resolution of 4096 x 2160 pixels is at least four times sharper than High Definition TV. In a project with 4K video applications in higher education we investigated the possibilities of using this technique for examining microscopic slides used in medical laboratory diagnostics and forensic science. For this purpose we attached a 4K digital video camera to a light microscope to make 4K images.

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The added value of using 4K video to look at these microscopic slides is mainly in the sharp and detailed image that 4K video provides after zooming, unlike traditional video recording. After adding expert comments to the video images by the teacher it can also be used by the students for self-study.

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The 4K video technique enables our students to analyze, interpret and evaluate the microscopic slides by using very high resolution images, which were not available until now.

Mr Hans Maier
Avans University of Applied Sciences

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This page is a summary of: Capturing and displaying microscopic images used in medical diagnostics and forensic science using 4K video resolution – an application in higher education, Journal of Microscopy, August 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12280.
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