Patent ID: 8842900

Claim:
A specimen processing system comprising: a blood cell counting apparatus configured to count white blood cells for each subclass by measuring a blood specimen flowing in a flow cell; and a blood cell image classifying apparatus, which is connected to the blood cell counting apparatus so as to perform data communication therewith, and which is configured to count white blood cells for each subclass on the basis of a blood cell image obtained by imaging a blood smear, wherein the blood cell counting apparatus comprises an optical detecting section including an optical sensor; wherein the blood cell image classifying apparatus comprises a microscope unit which comprises an objective lens, an XY stage, and a charge-coupled device (CCD) camera, and wherein the blood cell image classifying apparatus further comprises a controller including a memory under control of a processor, the memory storing instructions enabling the processor to carry out operations, comprising: receiving a first count result of a predetermined subclass of the white blood cell counted by the blood cell counting apparatus; preparing a second count result of the predetermined subclass of the white blood cell counted on the basis of the blood cell image; calculating a difference between the first count result of the blood cell counting apparatus and the second count result of the blood cell image classifying apparatus; and outputting a quality control screen displaying a difference information showing the difference between the first count result and the second count result.