Aperio XT Brightfield Automated Slide Scanner (Hagrid)
The Aperio Brightfield Automated Slide Scanner is used for high throughput and fast imaging of stained histological sections. It consists of a 20x objective lens and can magnify a further 2x to achieve close to 40x magnification. It can scan slides both manually and automatically with a 120-slide capacity.
Examples of stained sections imaged using the Aperio are Hematoxylin and Eosin (H&E stain), Toluidine Blue, and the Trichrome stain.