Automated intelligent microscopy (AIM) and its potential application in the clinical laboratory
Deindoerfer, F.H.; Boris, W.B.; Gangwer, J.R.; Laird, C.W.; Tittsler, J.W.
Clinical Chemistry 28(9): 1910-1916
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-9147 PMID: 7127805 Document Number: 193288
The microscope is the most ubiquitous instrument in the clinical laboratory. We discuss improvements in its use, in terms of "front-end" automation of specimen handling and "back-end" automation of image analysis: automated intelligent microscopy. Examples of spatial and spectral differentiation illustrate the potential of this automated version of microscopy as a useful tool with very powerful analytical capabilities for the clinical laboratory.