Systems, apparatus, and related methods for evaluating biological sample integrity

A method comprising:

• scanning, by executing an instruction with a processor, a sample container to generate signal data, at least a portion of the sample container containing a sample;
• detecting, by executing an instruction with the processor, an attenuated portion in the signal data;
• restoring, by executing an instruction with the processor, the attenuated portion of the signal data to generate a restored portion;
• and
• determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, a property of the sample based on the signal data including the restored portion.

A system comprising:

• a scanner to scan a sample container having a sample disposed therein, the scan to generate signal data;
• and
• a processor to:
• detect a presence of a label on the sample container based on attenuated data in the signal data;
• restore at least a portion of the attenuated data in the signal data based on the detection of the label to create a restored portion of the signal data;
• and
• identify the sample as a routine sample or as an exception based on the signal data including the restored portion of the signal data.