Histology is a well-known examination technique to study the biological cell and tissue structures. For histological assessment, imaging throughput, contrast, resolution, and quantification of morphology are crucial parameters. Although, there are techniques available which can scan the whole slide, but they lack specificity and quantification. In present study, we introduce a photonic chip based platform for multimodal imaging of FFPE tissue sections. Here, the photonic chip platform was integrated with Linnik type QPM module, which enables high contrast TIRF imaging and optical thickness of the specimen over scalable FOV. The proposed system has been used as a high throughput microscopy platform to study the functional and morphological features of FFPE human placenta tissue sections. The investigation of the tissue sections facilitates the identification and diagnosis of the various diseases, which can provide direction for treatment and can assist the prognosis of clinical outcome.
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