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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2019
Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.v., The Hague, NL;
Toon Hendrik Evers, Eindhoven, NL;
Derk Jan Wilfred Klunder, Geldrop, NL;
Jeroen Hans Nieuwenhuis, Waalre, NL;
Joannes Baptist Adrianus Dionisius Van Zon, Waalre, NL;
Siemens Healthineers Nederland B.V., The Hague, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a sensor device () for evaluating an assay with a sample. During the assay, optical measurements are made at a sensing surface (), and at least one 'homogeneity-image' of the sensing surface () is generated. From this image, an “homogeneity-indicator” is determined for at least one region of interest, and the optical measurements are then evaluated in dependence on said indicator. The homogeneity-indicator may for example be a binary value which indicates if an inhomogeneity was detected or not. If an inhomogeneity was detected, all optical measurements may be rejected, only measurements for the involved region of interest may be rejected, or measurements for a selected sub-area of the involved region of interest (ROI) may be rejected.