Patent ID: 11965817
Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. A cell classification method, to be executed by an analyzer, for classifying cells contained in a specimen, the cell classification method comprising:
preparing a first measurement sample by treating a specimen under a first preparation condition;
obtaining a first signal from the prepared first measurement sample;
classifying, by using the first signal, cells contained in the first measurement sample;
evaluating classification performance of the cell classification performed by using the first signal; and
if a result of the evaluation of the classification performance satisfies a predetermined condition,
preparing a second measurement sample by treating the specimen under a second preparation condition different from the first preparation condition,
obtaining a second signal from the prepared second measurement sample,
classifying, by using the second signal, cells contained in the second measurement sample, and
outputting a number of cells that is based on the second signal.