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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2022
Leica Microsystems Cms Gmbh, Wetzlar, DE;
Patric Pelzer, Wetzlar, DE;
Markus Ott, Wetzlar, DE;
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS CMS GMBH, Wetzlar, DE;
Abstract
An image annotation system for annotating a microscopic image of a sample is provided. The image annotation system includes an output unit configured to display the image of the sample, and an input unit configured to capture a first and second user input sequence including a first and second movement of a cursor over a first and second selection area of the displayed image. The image annotation system also includes a processor configured to determine at least one image area of the image of the sample by determining a first image area based on the first selection area, based on the second movement beginning within the first selection area, redetermine the first image area based on the first and second selection areas, and based on the second movement beginning outside the first selection area, determining a second image area based on the second selection area.