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Apparatus for the identification of free-lying cells

  • US 5,978,497 A
  • Filed: 09/20/1994
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for measuring reliability for object segmentation of a biological specimen comprising:

  • (a) means for acquiring at least one image of the biological specimen having an image output;

    (b) means for image segmentation connected to the image output to detect objects of interest, wherein the means for image segmentation has a segmented object output;

    (c) means for feature extraction connected to the segmented object output, wherein the means for feature extraction has a segmentation reliability feature output; and

    (d) means for classification of objects connected to the segmentation reliability feature output having a classified output, where the classified output comprises a measure of reliability of the segmented object output.

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