Method and system for processing an image of a biological specimen

摘要

Components, e.g., background, cytoplasm, nucleus and nucleolus, of a biological specimen are identified using multi-wavelength analysis. Specimen components, such as nucleoli, are selected, and a determination is made whether cells having nucleoli are cancer cells or regular repair cells based on one or more physical characteristics of the identified component. The physical characteristics can be one or more of a shape, size, texture and gray value.

主权项

1. A method of processing an image of a biological specimen using an image processor, the specimen image including a plurality of cells, the method comprising:
identifying a component of one of the cells in the image; and evaluating a characteristic of the component in order to determine whether the respective cell having the component has a likelihood of being a cancerous cell or a repair cell, wherein evaluating a characteristic of the component comprises: comparing one or more characteristics of the component to one or more characteristics of a component of a cell known to be cancerous; comparing one or more characteristics of the component to one or more characteristics of a component of a cell known to be a repair cell; and determining, based on the respective comparisons, whether the respective cell having the component has a likelihood of being a cancerous cell or a repair cell.