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A METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF MICROBIAL-COLONIES, APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

  • US 20180349671A1
  • Filed: 08/17/2016
  • Published: 12/06/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Method for detection of microbial colonies on a surface, comprising:

  • obtaining one or a plurality of digital images (I0, I1, I2, I3, I4) of the surface, said digital images (I0, I1, I2, I3, I4) being represented by at least two-dimensional matrices of pixel values;

    calculating a statistical noise distribution based on at least one of the digital images (I0);

    applying the statistical noise distribution calculated in the calculation step to the one or the plurality of digital images (I0, I1, I2, I3, I4); and

    detecting an object of interest as a candidate for a microbial colony based on deviation of pixel values from the noise distribution.

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