Method for extracting a part of a microscopic sample
AssigneeLeica Microsystems CMS GmbH
InventorFalk Schlaudraff
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Abstract
A method includes applying a liquid cover to a microscopic sample to obtain a processed microscopic sample, generating at least one marker for a part of the processed microscopic sample using an imaging system, removing at least a part of the liquid cover from the processed microscopic sample to obtain an uncovered microscopic sample, and extracting a part of the uncovered microscopic sample, based on the at least one marker, to obtain an extracted part.
Claims17
A method for extracting a part of a microscope sample comprising:
- applying a liquid cover to a microscopic sample to obtain a processed microscopic sample, wherein the liquid cover is configured to improve visualization of the microscopic sample;
- generating at least one marker for a part of the processed microscopic sample using an imaging system;
- after generating the at least one marker, removing, using a liquid removing agent, at least a part of the liquid cover from the processed microscopic sample to obtain an uncovered microscopic sample;
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- after removing the at least part of the liquid cover, extracting a part of the uncovered microscopic sample, based on the at least one marker, to obtain an extracted part.
A system for extracting a part of a microscope sample, the system comprising:
- an imaging system configured to:
- generate at least one marker for a part of a processed microscopic sample, wherein the processed microscopic sample is a microscopic sample with a liquid cover applied to it, and wherein the liquid cover is configured to improve visualization of the microscopic sample;
- remove, after generating the at least one marker, at least a part of the liquid cover from the processed microscopic sample using a liquid removing agent to obtain an uncovered microscopic sample;
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- extract, after removing the at least part of the liquid cover, the part of the uncovered microscopic sample based on the at least one marker.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having processor-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the processor-executable instructions, when executed by one or more processors, facilitate performance of a method comprising:
- correlating at least one reference marker with at least one marker, wherein the at least one marker has been generated for a part of a processed microscopic sample, wherein the processed microscopic sample is a microscopic sample with a liquid cover applied to it, wherein the liquid cover is configured to improve visualization of the microscopic sample;
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- controlling a system to extract the part from an uncovered microscopic sample, wherein the uncovered microscopic sample is the processed microscopic sample with the liquid cover removed from it, wherein at least a part of the liquid cover is removed from the processed microscopic sample using a liquid removing agent after the at least one marker has been generated, and wherein extracting the part from the uncovered microscopic sample is after removing the at least part of the liquid cover.
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