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US 12,530,769 B2Granted
Method of generating quality control information, apparatus for generating quality control information, and program
AssigneeSysmex Corporation
InventorHajimu Kawakami
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Abstract
A method of generating smear quality control information according to an embodiment may include: obtaining a plurality of image data from a plurality of smears, respectively; obtaining, from the plurality of image data, feature values each of which reflects a staining state of each smear; and generating quality control information based on the feature values.
Claims19
A system for generating quality control information for smears, comprising:
- a smear preparing apparatus configured to prepare a plurality of smears from samples;
- a smear image capturing apparatus configured to capture images of the plurality of smears;
- and
- a smear transporting apparatus configured to transport the plurality of smears to the smear image capturing apparatus;
- a computer communicably connected to the smear image capturing apparatus, the computer comprising a controller configured to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining image data including the images of the plurality of smears captured by the smear image capturing apparatus
- obtaining, from the image data comprising the images of the plurality of smears, feature values each of which reflects a staining state of each smear;
- and
- generating quality control information based on the feature values, wherein
- the feature values are obtained respectively from the plurality of smears at a certain facility.
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A system for generating quality control information for smears, comprising:
- a smear preparing apparatus configured to prepare a plurality of smears from samples;
- a smear image capturing apparatus configured to capture images of the plurality of smears;
- and
- a smear transporting apparatus configured to transport the plurality of smears to the smear image capturing apparatus;
- a computer communicably connected to the smear image capturing apparatus, the computer comprising a controller configured to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining image data including the images of the plurality of smears captured by the smear image capturing apparatus
- obtaining, from the image data comprising the images of the plurality of smears, feature values each of which reflects a staining state of each smear;
- and
- generating quality control information based on the feature values, wherein
- the feature values comprise:
- a feature value that is obtained from at least one smear obtained at a first facility;
- and
- a feature value obtained from at least one smear obtained at a second facility.
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An apparatus for generating smear quality control information comprising:
- a controller that is configured to perform operations comprising:
- obtaining image data including images, captured by a smear image capturing apparatus, of a plurality of smears prepared from samples by a smear preparing apparatus;
- obtaining, from the image data, feature values each of which reflects a staining state of each smear;
- and
- generating quality control information including at least one of an upper limit value and a lower limit value based on the feature values, wherein the quality control information including the at least one of the upper limit value and the lower limit value is automatically updated based on the feature values obtained, wherein
- the feature values are obtained respectively from the plurality of smears at a certain facility.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.