# Getting started

This path is for readers who are new to digital pathology, LazySlide, or both. It introduces only the concepts needed to run and understand a first analysis.

```{toctree}
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digital-pathology-primer
first-analysis
```

## Choose your starting point

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:::{grid-item-card} I am new to whole-slide images
:link: digital-pathology-primer
:link-type: doc

Learn what WSIs, pyramid levels, magnification, MPP, tissue regions, and tiles mean.
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:::{grid-item-card} I want to run LazySlide now
:link: first-analysis
:link-type: doc

Complete a small, end-to-end analysis using the bundled sample slide.
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Afterward, use the [concept guides](../concepts/index) for deeper explanations, the [tutorials](../tutorials/index) for complete scientific workflows, or the [How-To guides](../how-to/index) for a particular task.