Digital Pathology Moves Forward Using TIFF File Format

Pathologists using digital imaging will soon encounter the “BigTIFF” file format. This new technology allows for TIFF files of any size. Previously, TIFF files were limited to 4 gigabytes. This development comes through work done by Aperio Technologies. Earlier this month, Aperio announced that it had enhanced the libtiff library, an open-source cross-platform library which enables applications software to read and write images stored as TIFF files, to support BigTIFF files. Aperio donated...
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