Patent Document ID: 9607379
Application ID: 14287193
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for feature analysis on consecutive tissue sections, comprising: obtaining at least a first digital image of a first tissue section, a second digital image of a second tissue section and a third digital image of a third tissue section, wherein each of said first through third tissue sections are consecutively related and derived from a common tissue block; and registering the digital images of the first and third tissue sections with the digital image of said second tissue section to digitally align each of the images; characterized in that the method further comprises: annotating one or more regions of interest within the second digital image of the second tissue section; transferring said one or more annotated regions of interest from the second digital image to at least one of the first and third digital images that are digitally aligned therewith such that said one or more regions of interest annotated about the second digital image are further associated with said at least one of the first and third digital images; and with the one or more regions of interest, deriving a tissue analysis score associated with said consecutive tissue sections.