Patent ID: 7970197
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G06K,G16H

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: obtaining electronic information indicative of an image of a sample that includes tissue along with identifying information indicative of said sample; storing said electronic information in a storage unit along with said identifying information about said sample of tissue; forming at least one slide from said sample of tissue and forming identifying information on said slide; obtaining an image of tissue on said slide; using said identifying information from said slide to obtain a reference image from the storage unit, where said reference image from the storage unit is based on said identifying information and corresponds to information that is intended to be on said slide; using a computer for comparing said image of the tissue on said slide with said reference image from the storage unit; and responsive to said image of tissue on the slide differing from said reference image from the database, by more than a specified amount, flagging a mismatch slide.