Digital imaging system and method
US11977215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2420/07
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Automated systems and methods for evaluating specimens affixed to substrates, such as slides, an exemplary system including a slide imager configured for acquiring a plurality of micro images of a specimen affixed to an substrate, the specimen including a plurality of objects distributed within a three-dimensional volume, and for generating a whole specimen image of the specimen using the micro images, wherein objects contained in the specimen are depicted substantially in focus in the whole specimen image regardless of a z-depth of the respective objects within the specimen. The whole specimen image is stored on a storage medium for subsequent review by a cytotechnologist using a computer-controlled review station including a display and a user interface, wherein the review station user interface is configured such that the cytotechnologist can review and classify the stored whole specimen images.
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