System for detecting infectious agents using computer-controlled automated image analysis
US8385625B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30024
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for providing quantitative information regarding the extent of infection of host cells by an infectious agent. A microscope image of a specimen of a bodily fluid is analyzed using image processing techniques to quantify the percentage of the area of the specimen that is infected.
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