Cartridge for storing tissue for imaging

A system for optical imaging of an un-labelled tissue, the system comprising:

• a photon absorption remote sensing imaging system configured to image the un-labelled tissue to generate a virtually-stained histological image of the un-labelled tissue;
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• a cartridge for storing the un-labelled tissue to be imaged by the photon absorption remote sensing imaging system, the cartridge comprising:
• a container to store the un-labelled tissue, and to interface with the imaging system;
• an optical substrate, provided on a bottom surface of the container, through which the imaging system is configured to image the un-labelled tissue;
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• a lid, provided on a top surface of the container, including a membrane to compress the un-labelled tissue against the optical substrate such that an entire margin of the un-labelled tissue is flat against the optical substrate.

A cartridge for storing an un-labelled tissue to be imaged by an optical imaging system, the cartridge comprising:

• a container to store the un-labelled tissue, and to interface with the optical imaging system configured to image the un-labelled tissue to generate a virtually-stained histological image of the un-labelled tissue;
• an optical substrate, provided on a bottom surface of the container, through which the optical imaging system is configured to image the un-labelled tissue;
• and
• a lid, provided on a top surface of the container, including a membrane to compress the un-labelled tissue against the optical substrate such that an entire margin of the un-labelled tissue is flat against the optical substrate.