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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Peter Ramm, St. Catharines, CA;
Yuriy Alexandrov, Cardiff, GB;
Jurich Cybuch, St. Catharines, CA;
Paul Donders, Stoney Creek, CA;
Carlos Zarate, Hamilton, CA;
Bohdan Soltys, Oakville, CA;
Peter Ramm, St. Catharines, CA;
Yuriy Alexandrov, Cardiff, GB;
Jurich Cybuch, St. Catharines, CA;
Paul Donders, Stoney Creek, CA;
Carlos Zarate, Hamilton, CA;
Bohdan Soltys, Oakville, CA;
GE Healthcare Niagara Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system for performing automated cell screening in drug discovery, includes an automated microscope, a fast autofocus device, and a digital imaging system. Processes are implemented in software through which relevant cellular material is segmented and quantified with minimal user interaction. Improvements in the following areas: known methods for image processing are implemented in such a way that automated segmentation is achieved; sets of known measurements (pixel counting, etc.) are implemented as methods which demonstrate aspects of biology in a reliable fashion; components for automated positioning, focusing, imaging and processing of a multiplicity of samples are integrated as systems within which the segmentation and measurement methods may be mounted; and components and methods are adapted into systems which yield more highly automated and more rapid cell screening.