Frequently Asked Questions
How do I view virtual slides?
There are instructions on how to use multiple slide viewers in the public section of the website, which you can access using the link below:
Where can I get ImageScope from?
ImageScope is no longer available via the Leica website.
When I try to open a slide in ImageScope, it tells me my computer does not have ImageScope installed
This is an issue with the Leica-Aperio ImageServer software. Unfortunately you will get this error message when using all modern browsers. Simply click on 'Launch ImageScope to view the slide'.
When I try to open a slide in ImageScope, it opens a new page or windows showing me some code
This again is an issue with the Leica-Aperio ImageServer software. This issue appears in Safari, Chrome and Firefox. The simplest way to get around this is to use Internet Explorer (or the newer version, Edge). Alternatively, if you are unable to use (or prefer not to use Internet Explorer) you can do the following.
Copy the code into a new text document on your computer. The code should look something like this...
<SIS version="1.0"> <Image> <URL>//slides.virtualpathology.leeds.ac.uk/@@/Research_1/Demo/34801.svs</URL> </Image> </SIS>
The code is in a format called XML, and it simply contains instructions to open the slide at the given location.
Save the text file as something like 'myslide.txt', and then rename the '.txt' to '.sis'. Then double click the file and it should open in ImageScope.
