System

A specimen measurement system operable to optically perform a measurement on a specimen, the specimen measurement system comprising:

• a specimen analyzer configured to optically perform the measurement on the specimen, the specimen analyzer including:
• (i) a specimen suction part configured to suction the specimen, the specimen suction part comprising a nozzle to suction the specimen in a specimen container, a movement mechanism configured to move the nozzle into the specimen container and a pump configured to apply a negative pressure so that the nozzle suctions the specimen;
• (ii) a sample preparator configured to prepare a measurement sample by mixing the suctioned specimen and a reagent in a container;
• (iii) an optical detector configured to detect light from the prepared measurement sample;
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• (iv) a controller configured to control, according to control software, the specimen suction part, the sample preparator and the optical detector so that the specimen analyzer optically performs the measurement on the specimen, wherein the specimen analyzer analyzes, in order to obtain a measurement result, optical information which is derived from the detected light, and manages, according to management software, data relating to the specimen analyzer, wherein the data includes the measurement result;
• an imaging apparatus configured to capture images of blood cells in a smear of the specimen, and
• a computer capable of running an interface which interacts with application software programmed to utilize the data and the images, wherein the application software is independent of the specimen analyzer;
• wherein the interface executes operations including:
• (a) receiving a request from the application software;
• (b) retrieving, according to a predetermined rule, the images corresponding to the request, wherein the retrieved images are associated with metadata including morphological features of the blood cells;
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• (c) providing the retrieved images to the application software so that the application software displays (1) a summary numerically and/or linguistically representing the morphological features, wherein the summary is derived from the metadata associated with the retrieved images that visually demonstrate the morphological features of the blood cells, and (2) a notification indicating, based on the metadata, a possibility of presence of a specific blood cell in the retrieved images.