# Slide microscopy This section of the documentation complements the [digital pathology self-guided python notebooks](https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/IDC-Tutorials?tab=readme-ov-file#pathomics) tutorials available in our notebooks repository: * [Getting started with pathology images in IDC](https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/IDC-Tutorials/blob/master/notebooks/pathomics/getting_started_with_digital_pathology.ipynb): all of the pathology images in IDC are in DICOM Slide Microscopy format; this notebook will help you get started with using this representation and also searching IDC pathology images. * [Exploring IDC slide microscopy images metadata](https://github.com/ImagingDataCommons/IDC-Tutorials/blob/master/notebooks/pathomics/slide_microscopy_metadata_search.ipynb): introduction to the key metadata accompanying IDC slide microscopy images that can be used for subsetting data and building cohorts. In the following subsections you will find notebooks that don't require python programming, or have dependencies that make them not suitable for the python notebook format. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://learn.canceridc.dev/tutorials/slide-microscopy.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.