System and method for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory
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1. A method of reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory of an examination of a specimen, comprising:
- transmitting a plurality of images of a specimen, the plurality of images at a first magnification, the plurality of images together comprising a reference image of substantially the entire specimen;
receiving a plurality of requests to view a plurality of areas of the reference image at magnifications greater than the first magnification;
transmitting an area image for each of said plurality of areas; and
archiving said images, X-Y coordinates of each of said areas, and a time stamp of each of said requests; and
reconstructing a trajectory of an examination of the specimen by presenting the archived images in temporal order according to the time stamps.
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Abstract
A system and method for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory.
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1. A method of reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory of an examination of a specimen, comprising:
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transmitting a plurality of images of a specimen, the plurality of images at a first magnification, the plurality of images together comprising a reference image of substantially the entire specimen; receiving a plurality of requests to view a plurality of areas of the reference image at magnifications greater than the first magnification; transmitting an area image for each of said plurality of areas; and archiving said images, X-Y coordinates of each of said areas, and a time stamp of each of said requests; and reconstructing a trajectory of an examination of the specimen by presenting the archived images in temporal order according to the time stamps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory of an examination of a specimen, the system comprising:
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a microscope with a computer controlled stage for receiving the specimen, the stage selectively shiftable according to X-Y coordinates; an image capturing device arranged to capture images of the specimen through the microscope; a processor arranged to control the microscope and the image capturing device, the processor programmed with an algorithm for; capturing a specimen image with the image capturing device at a first magnification and transmitting the specimen image; receiving a plurality of requests to view a plurality of areas of the specimen image at magnifications greater than the first magnification; capturing an area image of each of the plurality of areas with the image capturing device, and transmitting each of the area images; archiving the area images, X-Y coordinates of each of the areas, and a time stamp for each of the requests; and reconstructing a trajectory of an examination of the specimen by presenting the archived images in temporal order according to the time stamps. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for reconstructing a diagnostic trajectory of an examination of a specimen, the system comprising:
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means for capturing images of the specimen through the microscope at a plurality of magnifications; means for archiving the captured images; and a processor programmed with an algorithm for; capturing a specimen image at a first magnification with the means for capturing images; receiving a plurality of requests to view a plurality of areas of the specimen image at magnifications greater than the first magnification; capturing an area image of each of the plurality of areas with the means for capturing images; archiving the area images, X-Y coordinates of each of the areas, and a time stamp for each of the requests with the means for archiving images; and reconstructing a trajectory of an examination of the specimen by presenting the archived images in temporal order according to the time stamps. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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