Services

The Biomedical Imaging Team (BIT) provides a variety of software and hardware services to enhance biomedical research for both multiple national organizations such as the Children's Oncology Group, the Gynecologic Oncology Group, the pediatric division of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network, The Cancer Genome Atlas Project and for researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

As part of the Biopathology Center, BIT is focused on providing imaging services to facilitate processes related to pathology and specimen banking. These areas of focus include:

• Histopathology  Imaging and virtual microscopy
  Biomedical Imaging Team (BIT) at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provides imaging services for the Children's Oncology Group, the Gynecologic Oncology Group, the pediatric division of the Cooperative Human Tissue Network and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA).
• Platinum DVDs – whole slide images
  The Biomedical Imaging Team now provides whole slide images on a platinum DVD. The platinum DVD provides a web-based interface which supplies the customer with digital image(s), the Aperio ImageScope viewer, and a list of frequently asked questions. Please note that the platinum DVDs are compatible with the Microsoft Windows operating systems only.
• Digitized tissue micro-arrays
  As part of the Biopathology Center, our team can now provide whole slide images of H&E stained tissue microarrays for review. The BPC has a wide array of both pediatric and gynecologic tissue microarrays that can be purchased including: alveolar and embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing’s sarcoma, glioma, medulloblastoma, neuroblastoma, osteosarcoma, rhabdoid, and Wilm’s tumor.
• Platinum DVDs – TMAs
  The Biomedical Imaging Team provides tissue microarray whole slide images on a digital video disk (DVD). The platinum DVD provides a web-based interface which gives the customer digital image(s), the Aperio ImageScope viewer, a map, a case fact list, and a list of frequently asked questions. Please note that the platinum DVDs are compatible with the Microsoft Windows operating systems only.
• Image Analysis
• Automated Pathology Review Applications
• Slide Conferencing
• Image Architecture Analysis & Development
• Digitized Pathology Reports
• Online capture of pathology review data