Interactive automated cytology method and system
CA 2132269 C · Owner: F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag · Inventors: Knesel, Ernest Arthur; Van Nguyen, Thanh; Fischer, Jochen Ernst
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An automated interactive cytology system provides expedited handling of samples, minimizing false negatives while not, substantially increasing the number false positives. A computerized system identifies and displays the cells which are of greatest interest to the cytologist. The system then processes this information on all cells identified to classify the slide as normal abnormal, or, questionable based on a statistical analysis of cells meeting given criteria. Before displaying the results of the statistical analysis a, cytologist reviews the cells which the computer has determined to be most significant. It is only then after the cytologist has determined whether the cells are …
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- Filed September 16, 1994 and granted February 1, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended September 16, 2014.
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