Method and apparatus for automated assay of biological specimens

Details Method and apparatus for automated assay of biological specimens Method and apparatus for automated assay of biological specimens

1994-03-14

1995-12-05

Mancuso, Joseph

Image analysis

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Biomedical applications

356 39, 359391, G06K 900

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054737060

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for automated assay of biological specimens positioned on microscope slides. The apparatus comprises an interactive optical subsystem for viewing the biological specimen on the slide and for producing an interactive video signal corresponding to the viewed image. An automated optical subsystem includes a single high power microscope objective for scanning a rack of slides, portions of which having been previously identified for assay in the interactive optical subsystem. The system also includes a processor for processing the interactive and automatic video signals from the two optical subsystems. The processor receives the automatic video signal and performs biological assay functions upon it.

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