EP0772840A4 - Inspection device and method - Google Patents

Inspection device and method

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Publication number
EP0772840A4
EP0772840A4 EP95928774A EP95928774A EP0772840A4 EP 0772840 A4 EP0772840 A4 EP 0772840A4 EP 95928774 A EP95928774 A EP 95928774A EP 95928774 A EP95928774 A EP 95928774A EP 0772840 A4 EP0772840 A4 EP 0772840A4
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EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
inspection device
inspection
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
EP95928774A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP0772840A1 (en
Inventor
Mark R Rutenberg
Robert Tjon-Fo-Sang
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
AutoCyte North Carolina LLC
Original Assignee
Neuromedical Systems Inc
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Application filed by Neuromedical Systems Inc filed Critical Neuromedical Systems Inc
Publication of EP0772840A1 publication Critical patent/EP0772840A1/en
Publication of EP0772840A4 publication Critical patent/EP0772840A4/en
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/0002—Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
    • G06T7/0012—Biomedical image inspection
    • G01N15/1433—
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/24—Base structure
    • G02B21/26—Stages; Adjusting means therefor
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/36—Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing arrangements
    • G02B21/365—Control or image processing arrangements for digital or video microscopes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B21/00—Microscopes
    • G02B21/36—Microscopes arranged for photographic purposes or projection purposes or digital imaging or video purposes including associated control and data processing arrangements
    • G02B21/365—Control or image processing arrangements for digital or video microscopes
    • G02B21/367—Control or image processing arrangements for digital or video microscopes providing an output produced by processing a plurality of individual source images, e.g. image tiling, montage, composite images, depth sectioning, image comparison
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T7/00—Image analysis
    • G06T7/10—Segmentation; Edge detection
    • G06T7/11—Region-based segmentation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06V—IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
    • G06V20/00—Scenes; Scene-specific elements
    • G06V20/60—Type of objects
    • G06V20/69—Microscopic objects, e.g. biological cells or cellular parts
    • G06V20/693—Acquisition
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/10—Image acquisition modality
    • G06T2207/10056—Microscopic image
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
    • G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
    • G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
    • G06T2207/30004—Biomedical image processing
    • G06T2207/30024—Cell structures in vitro; Tissue sections in vitro
EP95928774A 1994-07-26 1995-07-25 Inspection device and method Ceased EP0772840A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US28029394A 1994-07-26 1994-07-26
US280293 1994-07-26
PCT/US1995/010006 WO1996003709A1 (en) 1994-07-26 1995-07-25 Inspection device and method

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP0772840A1 EP0772840A1 (en) 1997-05-14
EP0772840A4 true EP0772840A4 (en) 1999-03-31

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EP95928774A Ceased EP0772840A4 (en) 1994-07-26 1995-07-25 Inspection device and method

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP0772840A4 (en)
AU (1) AU700213B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2195565A1 (en)
WO (1) WO1996003709A1 (en)

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US6430309B1 (en) 1995-09-15 2002-08-06 Monogen, Inc. Specimen preview and inspection system
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AU8490098A (en) * 1997-07-17 1999-02-10 Accumed International, Inc. Inspection system with specimen preprocessing
WO2001033196A2 (en) * 1999-10-29 2001-05-10 Veracel Inc. Controlled review of medical sample
US6535626B1 (en) 2000-01-14 2003-03-18 Accumed International, Inc. Inspection system with specimen preview
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US4777525A (en) * 1985-12-23 1988-10-11 Preston Jr Kendall Apparatus and method for a multi-resolution electro-optical imaging, display and storage/retrieval system
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JPS6132182A (en) * 1984-07-24 1986-02-14 Hitachi Ltd Device for classifying cell
EP0179309A2 (en) * 1984-10-22 1986-04-30 International Business Machines Corporation Automatic defect detection system
US4777525A (en) * 1985-12-23 1988-10-11 Preston Jr Kendall Apparatus and method for a multi-resolution electro-optical imaging, display and storage/retrieval system
EP0293083A2 (en) * 1987-04-30 1988-11-30 Corabi International Telemetrics, Inc. Remote transmission diagnostic system
EP0549905A1 (en) * 1991-12-06 1993-07-07 Cell Analysis Systems, Inc. Method and apparatus for automated cell analysis

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 188 (P - 473) 3 July 1986 (1986-07-03) *
See also references of WO9603709A1 *

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EP0772840A1 (en) 1997-05-14
AU3240595A (en) 1996-02-22
AU700213B2 (en) 1998-12-24
WO1996003709A1 (en) 1996-02-08
CA2195565A1 (en) 1996-02-08

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