SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REVIEWING AND ANALYZING CYTOLOGICAL SPECIMENS

摘要

Systems and methods of use to facilitate classification of cytological specimens are discussed. The system acquires or imports image data of a cytological specimen. The imported image data may include, or the system may otherwise perform an image analysis to identify one or more objects of interest in a respective specimen image dataset, including feature attributes for the identified objects. The system analyzes the feature attributes by predetermined criteria and/or optionally with user inputted criteria. The system includes an analysis tool that assists the user in identifying cytologically abnormal objects, if present in a particular specimen, by manipulating and viewing images of objects selected as a function of feature attributes. More generally, the analysis tool aides the user to find, extract, and display abnormal objects from within a large dataset of images and facilitates navigation through large amounts of image data and enables the efficient classification of the entire specimen.

主权项

1. A computer-assisted method of classifying images of a cytological specimen, comprising the acts of:
analyzing an image of the cytological specimen to identify an object of interest within the cytological specimen; displaying an image of the identified object of interest to a reviewer; in response to an input from the reviewer selecting the object of interest, determining at least one other object of interest similar to the selected object of interest; and displaying an image of the at least one other object of interest and the selected object of interest so as to provide for comparison of the objects of interest by the reviewer.