Method, apparatus and system for characterizing pathological specimen
First Claim
1. A method of analyzing an image of a stained pathological specimen, the image being arranged gridwise in a plurality of picture-elements, each being associated with image data over a grid, the method comprising:
- defining at least one set of picture-elements over said grid, and applying, on each set of picture-elements, at least one set-operator, wherein each set-operator is associated with a predetermined diagnosis describing the pathological specimen, thereby analyzing the image.
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Abstract
A method for characterizing a stained pathological specimen is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining an image of the specimen, classifying the picture-elements of the image into classification groups, and using the classification groups to define at least one set of picture-elements corresponding to at least one tissue region of the pathological specimen. The method further comprises applying, on each set of picture-elements, at least one set-operator so as to characterize the tissue regions according to image data and spatial characteristics of the set.
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1. A method of analyzing an image of a stained pathological specimen, the image being arranged gridwise in a plurality of picture-elements, each being associated with image data over a grid, the method comprising:
- defining at least one set of picture-elements over said grid, and applying, on each set of picture-elements, at least one set-operator, wherein each set-operator is associated with a predetermined diagnosis describing the pathological specimen, thereby analyzing the image.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of characterizing a stained pathological specimen, the method comprising:
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obtaining an image of the specimen, said image being arranged gridwise in a plurality of picture-elements each being associated with image data;
classifying said picture-elements into classification groups according to said image data;
using said classification groups to define at least one set of picture-elements corresponding to at least one tissue region of the pathological specimen; and
applying, on each set of picture-elements, at least one set-operator so as to characterize said tissue regions according to image data and spatial characteristics of said set;
thereby characterizing the pathological specimen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus for characterizing a stained pathological specimen based on an image of the specimen, the image being arranged in a plurality of picture-elements each being associated with image data, the apparatus comprising:
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classification unit, for classifying said picture-elements into classification groups according to said image data;
a set definition unit, for defining at least one set of picture-elements corresponding to at least one tissue region of the pathological specimen, using said classification groups;
a data analysis unit, for applying at least one set-operator on each set of picture-elements, so as to characterize said tissue regions according to image data and spatial characteristics of said set, thereby characterizing the pathological specimen. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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