Achieving focus in a digital pathology system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-007/18
G02B-021/36
G02B-021/00
G02B-021/24
H04N-005/232
출원번호
US-0909935
(2013-06-04)
등록번호
US-9213177
(2015-12-15)
발명자
/ 주소
Olson, Allen
Crandall, Greg
Soenksen, Dirk G.
출원인 / 주소
LEICA BIOSYSTEMS IMAGING, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP
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Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information during scanning digital microscope slide data with a line scan camera. The systems and methods include a dynamically interleaved procedure that works by moving the specimen relative to the objective lens while the height of the objec
Methods and apparatus are provided for computing focus information during scanning digital microscope slide data with a line scan camera. The systems and methods include a dynamically interleaved procedure that works by moving the specimen relative to the objective lens while the height of the objective lens is adjusted relative to the stage. Imagery data is acquired at a plurality of objective lens heights the image data from the objective lens height having maximum contrast is stored and combined into a composite digital image of at least a portion of the specimen.
대표청구항▼
1. A system for creating a digital image of a specimen on a microscope slide, the system comprising: a stage configured to support a microscope slide having a specimen;an objective lens;a motion control system configured to move the stage and adjust the height of the objective lens relative to the s
1. A system for creating a digital image of a specimen on a microscope slide, the system comprising: a stage configured to support a microscope slide having a specimen;an objective lens;a motion control system configured to move the stage and adjust the height of the objective lens relative to the stage while the stage is in motion;a line scan camera optically coupled with the objective lens, wherein the line scan camera is configured to acquire a plurality of stripes of image data, wherein each of the plurality of stripes comprises an area of the specimen, and wherein each of the plurality of stripes is acquired during relative movement between the stage and the objective lens;at least one processor configured to dynamically interleave determinations of focus with acquisitions of the plurality of stripes by, for each of the plurality of stripes, after acquisition of any preceding adjacent one of the plurality of stripes and before acquisition of any following adjacent one of the plurality of stripes, performing a first acquisition of the stripe of image data by controlling the stage to move in a horizontal direction while, simultaneously with the movement of the stage in the horizontal direction, moving the objective lens along a vertical axis according to an oscillatory height profile comprising a plurality of objective lens heights to determine at least one objective lens height having the greatest contrast in the stripe of image data, andperforming a second acquisition of the stripe of image data using the at least one objective lens height having the greatest contrast, andcombine the stripes of image data acquired by the second acquisitions into a composite image of at least a portion of the specimen on the microscope slide. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of objective lens heights are separated by intervals of at least 5 microns. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of objective lens heights are separated by intervals of at least 2 microns. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of objective lens heights are separated by intervals of at least 0.5 microns. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to: discard the stripe of image data acquired by each first acquisition, andstore the stripe of image data acquired by each second acquisition. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein vertical motion of the objective lens is synchronized with horizontal motion of the stage. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the oscillatory height profile is sinusoidal. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the oscillatory height profile is triangular. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the oscillatory height profile is saw-tooth. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify a plurality of focus points, having greatest contrasts, from the stripe of image data acquired by the first acquisition, and wherein performing a second acquisition of the stripe of image data using the at least one objective lens height having the greatest contrast comprises performing the second acquisition of the stripe of image data while moving the objective lens according to a path derived from the plurality of focus points. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of focus points are not equally spaced. 12. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of focus points having the greatest contrasts consist of focus points for which a contrast function exceeds a set threshold. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: switch between dynamically interleaving the determinations of focus with acquisitions of the plurality of stripes and a static method; and,in the static method, identify a plurality of focus points,generate a focal surface from the plurality of focus points, andperform an acquisition of each of the plurality of stripes while moving the objective lens according to the focal surface. 14. A computer-implemented method for achieving focus in a digital pathology system having an objective lens coupled to a line scan camera and a stage for supporting a microscope slide, wherein one or more processors of the digital pathology system are programmed to: move the stage and adjust the height of the objective lens relative to the stage while the stage is moving;dynamically interleave determinations of focus with acquisitions of a plurality of stripes by, for each of the plurality of stripes, after acquisition of any preceding adjacent one of the plurality of stripes and before acquisition of any following adjacent one of the plurality of stripes, performing a first acquisition of the stripe of image data by moving the stage in a horizontal direction while, simultaneously with the movement of the stage in the horizontal direction, moving the objective lens along a vertical axis according to an oscillatory height profile comprising a plurality of objective lens heights,analyzing the stripe of image data acquired by the first acquisition to determine an objective lens height having the greatest contrast,performing a second acquisition of the stripe of image data using the at least one objective lens height having the greatest contrast, andstoring the stripe of image data acquired by the second acquisition; andcombine the stored stripes of image data acquired by the second acquisitions into a composite image of at least a portion of the specimen on the microscope slide. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising discarding the stripe of image data acquired by the first acquisition. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the oscillatory height profile is sinusoidal. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein the oscillatory height profile is triangular. 18. The method of claim 14, wherein the oscillatory height profile is saw-tooth. 19. The method of claim 14, further comprising identifying a plurality of focus points, having greatest contrasts, from the stripe of image data acquired by the first acquisition, wherein performing a second acquisition of the stripe of image data using the at least one objective lens height having the greatest contrast comprises performing the second acquisition of the stripe of image data while moving the objective lens according to a path derived from the plurality of focus points. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the plurality of focus points are not equally spaced.
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