Automated microscopic sperm indentification
OwnerLuigi Armogidainventor
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Abstract
A method and device for automatically identifying sperm cells in a smear on a microscope slide, including capturing a first digital color image within an area of interest on the microscope slide. The first digital color image is split into a plurality of component color space images and stored into a plurality of memory spaces. The component color space images are manipulated by mathematical functions, logical functions or a combination of mathematical and logical functions to produce a result image. Thresholding the result image creates a binary result image which is processed with particle (blob) analysis. A set of blob factors is applied to identify probable sperm cells; and a list of universal coordinate system positions of the probable sperm cells is created.
Claims33
A method of automatically identifying sperm cells in a smear, comprising:
- capturing a first digital color image within an area of interest on the smear;
- splitting the first digital color image into a plurality of component color space images and storing the component color space images into a plurality of memory spaces;
- manipulating the component color space images by mathematical functions, logical functions or a combination of mathematical and logical functions to produce a result image;
- thresholding the result image to create a binary result image;
- processing the binary result image with particle (blob) analysis;
- identifying probable sperm cells by applying a set of blob factors;
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- creating a list of universal coordinate system positions of the probable sperm cells.
A system of automatically identifying sperm cells in a smear, comprising:
- computer implemented means for capturing a first digital color image within an area of interest on the smear;
- computer implemented means for splitting the first digital color image into a plurality of component color space images and storing the component color space images into a plurality of memory spaces;
- computer implemented means for manipulating the component color space images by mathematical functions, logical functions or a combination of mathematical and logical functions to produce a result image;
- computer implemented means for thresholding the result image to create a binary result image;
- computer implemented means for processing the binary result image with particle (blob) analysis;
- computer implemented means for identifying probable sperm cells by applying a set of blob factors;
- and
- computer implemented means for creating a list of universal coordinate system positions of the probable sperm cells.
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