Patent ID: 6594586
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: G01N,G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of classifying an identity of a cell, the method comprising:(a) generating a first no-context estimate of an identity of a cell in a specimen; (b) generating a plurality of no-context estimates of a plurality of other cells in the specimen; (c) generating one or more with-context estimates of the identity of the cell comprising using the plurality of no-context estimates about the plurality of other cells in the specimen to modify the first no-context estimate of the cell; and (d) identifying the cell as belonging to a particular class based on the one or more with-context estimates, thereby classifying an identity of the cell, wherein generating the no-context estimate comprises applying a statistical approach to the cell to be identified, and wherein generating the one or more with-context estimates comprises determining a probability of a cell belonging to a particular class given features of other cells in the specimen.