Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2008-08-19
Johns, Andrew W. (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S133000, C702S019000, C702S020000, C702S021000, C702S027000, C435S004000, C435S006120, C435S029000, C435S283100, C356S036000, C356S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07415144
ABSTRACT:
The cell observation device and method aims to easily study the correlation between initial states of cells and their reactions without using a synchronous culture method. For this purpose, the cell observation device includes an image acquisition unit acquiring an image of a specimen including a plurality of cells; a stimulating unit applying a predetermined stimulation to the plural cells; a determining unit determining initial states of the plural cells from the image which is acquired by the image acquisition unit before the stimulating unit applies the stimulation; a finding unit finding reactions of the plural cells to the stimulation, from the image acquired by the image acquisition unit after the stimulating unit applies the stimulation; and a generating unit generating information on correlation between the initial states and the reactions of the plural cells.
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Imaizumi Yuji
Nakano Yoshitaro
Sase Ichiro
Bitar Nancy
Johns Andrew W.
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Nikon Corporation
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