Title:
CELL IMAGE PROCESSOR AND CELL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/029635
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
By processing a cell image, cells showing specific characters are separated from
the noise and extracted to thereby enable the analysis of the same. It is intended
to provide a cell image processor (1) which comprises: a characteristic amount
measuring section (11) wherein a cell image obtained by photographing cells
is processed and thus the characteristic amounts of the individual cells involved
in the cell image are measured; a characteristic amount distribution forming
section (12) wherein the distribution of the thus measured characteristic amounts
is formed; a group forming section (13) wherein cells having continuously distributed
characteristic amounts in the characteristic amount distribution thus formed
is referred to as belonging to a group; and a specific cell extracting section
(14) wherein cells having the characteristic amount falling within a definite
range at the both limits of the characteristic amount distribution in the individual
groups are extracted as specific cells.
Inventors:
TAKAGI KOSUKE (JP)
MATSUO YUICHIRO (JP)
SHIMADA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
MATSUO YUICHIRO (JP)
SHIMADA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2007/066415
Publication Date:
March 13, 2008
Filing Date:
August 24, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
TAKAGI KOSUKE (JP)
MATSUO YUICHIRO (JP)
SHIMADA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
TAKAGI KOSUKE (JP)
MATSUO YUICHIRO (JP)
SHIMADA YOSHIHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
G01N15/02; C12M1/34; G01N33/48; G06T1/00
Foreign References:
| JPH11248698A | 1999-09-17 | |||
| JPH1090163A | 1998-04-10 | |||
| JP2000180347A | 2000-06-30 | |||
| JPH0255953A | 1990-02-26 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
UEDA, Kunio et al. (24F 3-1, Minatomirai 3-chome,Nishi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa 12, JP)
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