PMA.core
A universal tile server and truly honest broker
Access your slides anywhere
No complex configurations or import procedures. PMA.core can read any vendor proprietary whole slide image format right away, including brightfield and fluorescence images as well as z-stacks and time series.
Geo-replication provisions allow you to build a global infrastructure, Back-end scripting and automation mean that you can create your own slide content delivery network (CDN).
Key accessibility features
- Over 50 whole slide image formats supported
- Unmatched performance
- Capture meta data and annotations
- Import, manage and export native and third party annotations such as Visiopharm and HALO
- Access meta data from third party sources such as custom databases
Manage your digital pathology content easily
PMA.core enables not only fast viewing of whole slide images, but also annotations, meta data capture and integration of third party data sources.
With PMA.core, you can integrate image data from different locations across your network. You can combine conventional with cloud (Amazon S3) storage, creating an integrated image repository.

User management
PMA.core supports out of the box user management but can also be configured to work with other identity management systems.
Support for third-party directory services means that you can scale PMA.core across multiple instances without the need for user replication!
Key user management features
- Local user database
- LDAP
- OAuth 2.0
- Controlled access to slides and meta data
- Full audit trail and event logging
Imaging modalities
PMA.core lets you build imaging repositories that include macro-imagery, brightfield, fluorescence images, z-stacks, and time series, all from a single interface. And PMA.core can read any vendor proprietary whole slide image format.
Broad support for storage options
Minimize the transfer of large data and leave data where they are, whether this be a hard disk, network storage, or S3-compatible cloud storage.
Controlled access and audit trailing
PMA.core is 21 CFR part 11 compliant. In addition, access to select content and data is configured through Access Control Lists (ACLs). Various interfaces are offered for monitoring, too.
Manage meta-data
Slide-oriented data belongs in a single location. With PMA.core, you can capture meta data and annotations, even import, manage and export native and third party annotations.
Learn more about meta-dataWhat PMA.core means for software developers: Integrate & extend
PMA.core exposes comprehensive RESTful APIs that enable you to extend it’s functionality as well as to integrate it in your own application in order to give it digital pathology capabilities. The platform comes with extensive documentation, SDKs and tools that can get you started right away. Learn more