AUTOMATED CANCER DIAGNOSTIC METHODS USING FISH

摘要

In various embodiments methods for automated screening for gene amplification in biological tissue samples using an automated fluorescence microscope to analyze fluorescence in situ hybridized samples are provided. Various additional embodiments provide methods of high throughput screening for gene amplification.

主权项

1. An automatic microscopic sample inspection system comprising:
a sample storage and loading and unloading module operatively configured to load and unload said sample onto a sample transporting mechanism, said sample transporting mechanism operatively configured to transport said sample to and from an automated stage that moves the sample under a microscope objective array; an array of detectors associated with said microscope objective array; a processing unit having a host computer, multiple controllers configured to control all mechanical parts of the microscopy system; and a high speed image processing unit operatively connected to said detectors.