Digital imaging system and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11977215
APP PUB NO 20210350112A1
SERIAL NO

17282380

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Automated systems and methods for evaluating specimens affixed to substrates, such as slides, an exemplary system including a slide imager configured for acquiring a plurality of micro images of a specimen affixed to an substrate, the specimen including a plurality of objects distributed within a three-dimensional volume, and for generating a whole specimen image of the specimen using the micro images, wherein objects contained in the specimen are depicted substantially in focus in the whole specimen image regardless of a z-depth of the respective objects within the specimen. The whole specimen image is stored on a storage medium for subsequent review by a cytotechnologist using a computer-controlled review station including a display and a user interface, wherein the review station user interface is configured such that the cytotechnologist can review and classify the stored whole specimen images.

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HOLOGIC INC250 CAMPUS DRIVE MARLBOROUGH MA 01752

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Harrington, Sarah Margaret Nashua, US 4 116
Jennings, Robert Andover, US 14 215
Jenoski, Raymond Boylston, US 12 86
Mayer, Sid Carlisle, US 4 116
McCrorey, John A Northborough, US 4 116
Oliva, Ryan P Mendon, US 7 81
Quick, Michael D Lunenburg, US 8 210

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