Image analysis – Applications – Biomedical applications
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-04
2009-10-13
Werner, Brian P (Department: 2624)
Image analysis
Applications
Biomedical applications
C382S162000, C356S039000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07602954
ABSTRACT:
A method of determining an amount of at least one molecular species in a sample from an image of the sample captured by an image acquisition device is provided, each molecular species being indicated by a dye. A dye space representation of a plurality of dyes is formed by orthogonally adding the correspondence tables of the dyes, each correspondence table having a plurality of normalized RGB triplets and incrementally extending from 0% to 100% transmittance. The dye space representation has one dimension for each dye and provides a reference model for a combination of the plurality of dyes. Each pixel of an image of the sample stained with the combination of the plurality of dyes is compared to the reference model, each pixel having a color defined by an RGB triplet, so as to determine an optimal combination of normalized RGB triplets from the respective correspondence tables of the dyes producing the color of the respective pixel. An artificial image of the sample is then formed from the normalized RGB triplets for each dye as determined from the optimal combination. The artificial image thereby indicates a distribution of the respective dye over the sample image and facilitates determination of the amount of the corresponding molecular species. Associated methods, systems, and computer software program products are also provided.
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Marcelpoil Raphaël
Morel Didier
Alston & Bird LLP
Fujita Katrina
TriPath Imaging, Inc.
Werner Brian P
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