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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2015
Applicant:
Leica Biosystems Imaging, Inc., Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dirk G. Soenksen, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Kathy Zirker-Smith, Mill Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS IMAGING, INC., Vista, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/03 (2006.01); G06T 5/00 (2006.01); G02B 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00127 (2013.01); G02B 21/365 (2013.01); G06K 9/033 (2013.01); G06T 5/001 (2013.01); G06T 7/0012 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10024 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10056 (2013.01); G06T 2207/30024 (2013.01);
Abstract
Enhancing color(s) in a digital slide image to increase contrast. In an embodiment, a digital slide image of a tissue sample is acquired. The tissue sample is counterstained, such that the digital slide image comprises an image of a first stain and a second stain. The contrast between the first stain and the second stain is increased to enhance the digital slide image.