Patent ID: 8594944
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: G01N,G06K,G16B

Abstract:
1. A method for analyzing biological samples using a computer system comprising: capturing an image of a biological sample into a computer system; using said computer system to place a plurality of predefined subarea outlines over the image according to a computer automated placement process; wherein the sample comprises a plurality of cells and the subarea outlines are selected to have an area roughly equal to or slightly larger than a largest cross-sectional area of a largest expected cell in the sample; wherein the computer determines an amount of an image characteristic indicative of a cell within a predetermined subarea outline while locating the subarea outline over different portions of the image; wherein the computer places a plurality of placed subarea outlines at locations of the image where the amount of the image characteristic within the subarea outline meets predetermined criteria, thereby capturing an area corresponding to an estimated cell; using said computer system to analyze the sample by performing one or more analysis relevant to an individual cell on one or more of the placed subarea outlines of the image; and using said computer system to prepare an output characterizing the sample from scored detectable characteristics of one or more placed subarea outlines of the image.