Cell analyzer, cell analyzer controlling method, and program
US10604731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30072
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is a cell analyzer including: a light source unit configured to apply light to test cells each containing first substances which are bound to first fluorescent dyes and which serve as an index for therapeutic strategy judgement; an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of fluorescence caused by the light; a processing unit configured to process the image obtained by the image capturing unit; and a display unit configured to display a process result obtained by the processing unit, wherein the processing unit obtains a first image by performing an inactivation process of quenching the first fluorescent dyes, an activation process of activating a part of the first fluorescent dyes that have been quenched, and an image capturing process of capturing, by means of the image capturing unit, an image of the fluorescence by applying light from the light source unit to each test cell; extracts bright points based on the first fluorescent dyes on the basis of the first image; classifies the extracted bright points into groups each corresponding to one first substance, thereby to obtain the number of the first substances in the test cell on the basis of the number of th…
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