A method of obtaining an image of a biological sample in a cuvette

A method of obtaining an image of a sample in a cuvette, the method comprising the following steps:

• (a) placing the sample in the cuvette;
• (b) mixing the sample with a collection solution;
• (c) introducing the mixture from step (b) into an imaging solution;
• (d) subjecting the mixture from step (c) to a centrifugal force;
• (e) exposing the centrifuged mixture from step (d) to optical radiation;
• and
• (f) obtaining an optical image of the mixture.