公开(公告)号：US06091842A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-18

申请号：US736790

申请日：1996-10-25

申请人： Richard A. Domanik ,  Vladimir Dadeshidze ,  Lars J. Olsson

发明人： Richard A. Domanik ,  Vladimir Dadeshidze ,  Lars J. Olsson

IPC分类号： G01N15/14 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G21K7/00

CPC分类号： G01N15/1468

摘要： A cytological specimen analyzer includes an image capture apparatus, a mapper and a screening station. The mapper receives digital images of regions of a slide containing a cytological specimen and determines if each of the regions contains cytological material. The mapper analyzes the image of each region, pixel by pixel, and if the region contains cytological material then the coordinates of the region are stored along with a focal position for the region and a value indicative of the amount of cytological material in the region. Upon analysis of each region on the slide, the mapper determines the most efficient path to be traveled between regions containing cytological material to minimize the viewing time of an operator at the screening station. Upon request by the screening station, the sequence of the aforesaid coordinates, which is indicative of the most efficient path, are transmitted to the screening station.

摘要翻译： 细胞学标本分析仪包括图像捕获装置，绘图仪和筛选站。 映射器接收包含细胞学标本的载玻片的区域的数字图像，并确定每个区域是否包含细胞学材料。 映射器逐像素地分析每个区域的图像，并且如果该区域包含细胞学材料，则该区域的坐标与该区域的焦点位置一起存储，并且指示该区域中细胞学材料的量的值。 在对幻灯片上的每个区域进行分析时，映射器确定在包含细胞学材料的区域之间行进的最有效的路径，以最小化在筛选站处的操作者的观看时间。 根据筛选站的要求，指示最有效路径的上述坐标序列被发送到筛选站。