Digital microscope and method of sensing an image of a tissue sample
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04N-007/18
H04N-009/47
G02B-021/36
출원번호
US-0212955
(2011-08-18)
등록번호
US-10139613
(2018-11-27)
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/ 주소
Hing, Paul
Romer, Christian
Hensler, Sven
출원인 / 주소
SAKURA FINETEK U.S.A., INC.
대리인 / 주소
Babbitt, William Thomas
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A method including sensing an image without magnification of a portion of a tissue sample; displaying the sensed image on a display; and performing at least one of the following: refreshing a sensed image at a predetermined rate, storing the sensed image, modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio,
A method including sensing an image without magnification of a portion of a tissue sample; displaying the sensed image on a display; and performing at least one of the following: refreshing a sensed image at a predetermined rate, storing the sensed image, modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio, and sensing a magnified view of an area of the portion of the tissue sample. A digital microscope comprising: at least one image sensor; a first optic configured to project an image with a magnification of one or less; a second optic disposed between the at least one sensor and the stage, the second optic configured to project an image with a magnification greater than one; and a computer operable to direct an image capture by the at least one image sensor of a portion of a microslide on the stage projected through the first optic or the second optic.
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1. A method comprising: sensing an image at a first magnification of one or less of a portion of a tissue sample on a substrate with a sensor;without storing the sensed image, displaying at least a portion of the sensed image on a display at a sensor to display pixel ratio greater than one to one;in
1. A method comprising: sensing an image at a first magnification of one or less of a portion of a tissue sample on a substrate with a sensor;without storing the sensed image, displaying at least a portion of the sensed image on a display at a sensor to display pixel ratio greater than one to one;in response to user input, performing each of the following: electronically modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio at which the sensed image is displayed on the display at the first magnification, andwhen the sensor to display ratio reaches a threshold at the first magnification, automatically sensing a view of an area of the portion of the tissue sample at a second magnification in response to an attempt to modify the sensor to display pixel ratio beyond the threshold ratio; andperforming at least one of the following: refreshing the at least a portion of the sensed image that is displayed at a computer controlled rate, andstoring the at least a portion of the sensed image that is displayed. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the sensed image of a portion of a tissue sample comprises assembling a plurality of segments of the portion and displaying the assembled plurality of segments. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein a segment of the plurality of segments overlaps an adjacent segment and assembling the adjacent segments comprises aligning common image content in the adjacent segments. 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the displaying the sensed image comprises displaying an entire cross-sectional area of the image. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein storing the sensed image comprises storing in response to user input. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein electronically modifying a sensor to display pixel ratio comprises transitioning from a ratio greater than one to one to a ratio of one to one. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the view of the area of the portion of the tissue sensed at the second magnification corresponds to an area selected by the user input. 8. The method of claim 1, further comprises sensing an image of a label on the substrate and displaying the image on the display. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein sensing an image of a tissue sample on a substrate comprises sensing a bright field image and sensing an image of a label comprises sensing an image using reflectance. 10. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying on the display at least one of the modified sensor to display pixel ratio view and the view at the second magnification. 11. The method of claim 10, concurrently displaying on the display each of the sensed image on a display at a sensor to display pixel ratio greater than one to one and the at least one of the modified sensor to display pixel ratio view and the view at the second magnification. 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a plurality of substrates wherein each of the plurality of substrates comprises a tissue sample and, prior to sensing an image, the method further comprises designating at least one of the plurality of substrates for sensing. 13. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a plurality of substrates wherein each of the plurality of substrates comprises a tissue sample and, displaying on the display at least one image of one of the plurality of substrates and at least one image of another of the plurality of substrates. 14. The method of claim 1, further comprising simultaneously displaying on the display at least one image of at least one area of the portion of the tissue sample. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying comprises displaying a first image and a second image on the display and refreshing the sensed image comprises refreshing only one of the first image and the second image. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the other of the first image and the second image is an image retrieved from a computer memory storage. 17. The method of claim 1, wherein performing comprises storing at least a portion of the sensed image in a data structure and the method further comprises: sensing an image of the sample at the second magnification that is a magnification greater than one; andstoring the sensed image at the second magnification in the data structure. 18. The method of claim 1, wherein performing comprises storing the at least a portion of the sensed image in a data structure, wherein the storing comprises storing a hierarchy of images based on a sensor to display pixel ratio. 19. The method of claim 1, further comprising locating an area in an image based on a pixel size of the sensed image, a magnification and the number of pixels. 20. The method of claim 19, associating the area of the sensed image with an annotation provided by the user and storing a location of the area and the annotation in a data structure. 21. The method of claim 1, wherein the tissue sample on a substrate is a sample on a slide, the slide having a label and positioned on a stage performing comprises storing at least a portion of the sensed image, the method further comprising in response to a removal from and subsequent return of the slide to the stage, orienting a position of the tissue sample relative to its position prior to removal. 22. An apparatus comprising: a digital microscope comprising: at least one image sensor;a stage configured to support at least one microscope slide;a first optical imaging sub-system disposed between the at least one sensor and the stage, the first optical imaging sub-system configured to project an image with a magnification of one or less; anda second optical imaging sub-system disposed between the at least one sensor and the stage, the second optical imaging sub-system configured to project an image with a magnification greater than one;an illumination sub-system comprising at least one light source; anda computer coupled to the digital microscope and operable to direct an image capture by the at least one image sensor of a portion of a microscope slide on the stage, a display coupled to the computer and operable to display an image transmitted from the computer, wherein the computer comprises machine-readable instructions that when executed, the computer is operable to direct an image capture through the second optical imaging sub-system in response to an attempt by a user to modify a sensor to display pixel ratio of an image beyond a threshold through the first optical imaging sub-system. 23. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that when executed perform a method comprising: sensing an image at a first magnification of one or less of a portion of a tissue sample on a substrate with a sensor;without storing the sensed image, displaying at least a portion of the sensed image on a display at a sensor to display pixel ratio greater than one to one;in response to user input, performing each of the following: electronically modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio of the sensed image at the first magnification, andwhen the sensor to display ratio reaches a threshold at the first magnification, automatically sensing a view of an area of the portion of the tissue sample at a second magnification in response to an attempt to modify the sensor to display pixel ratio beyond the threshold ratio; andperforming at least one of the following: refreshing the at least a portion sensed image that is displayed at a computer controlled rate, andstoring at least a portion of the sensed image that is displayed. 24. The computer-readable medium of claim 23 wherein displaying the sensed image of a portion of a tissue sample comprises assembling a plurality of segments of the portion and displaying the assembled plurality of segments. 25. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio, comprises transitioning from a ratio greater than one to one to a ratio of one to one in response to user input. 26. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein an area of the portion of the tissue sensed at the second magnification corresponds to an area selected by the user input. 27. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein performing comprises storing at least a portion of the sensed image in a data structure and the method further comprises: sensing an image of the sample at the second magnification; andstoring the sensed image at the second magnification in the data structure. 28. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein performing comprises storing the at least a portion of the sensed image in a data structure, wherein the storing comprises storing a hierarchy of images based on a sensor to display pixel ratio. 29. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, further comprising locating an area in an image based on a pixel size of the sensed image, a magnification and the number of pixels. 30. The computer-readable medium of claim 29, associating the area of the sensed image with an annotation provided by the user and storing a location of the area and the annotation in a data structure. 31. The computer-readable medium of claim 23, wherein the tissue sample on a substrate is a sample on a slide, the slide having a label and positioned on a stage performing comprises storing at least a portion of the sensed image, the method further comprising in response to a removal from and subsequent return of the slide to the stage, orienting a position of the tissue sample relative to its position prior to removal. 32. A method comprising: sensing an image at a first magnification of one or less of a portion of a tissue sample on a substrate with a sensor;without storing the sensed image, displaying at least a portion of the sensed image on a display; andperforming each of the following: electronically modifying a sensor to display pixel ratio at which the sensed image is displayed on the display at the first magnification; andwhen the sensor to display ratio reaches a threshold at the first magnification, automatically displaying a magnified view of an area of the portion of the tissue sample at a second magnification in response to an attempt to modify the sensor to display pixel ratio beyond the threshold ratio. 33. The method of claim 32, further comprising storing the sensed image. 34. The method of claim 32, wherein modifying a sensor to display pixel ratio comprises transitioning from a ratio greater than one to one to a ratio of one to one. 35. The method of claim 32, wherein an area of the portion of the tissue sensed by the second magnification corresponds to an area selected by the user input. 36. The method of claim 32, further comprises sensing an image of a label on the substrate and displaying the image on the display. 37. The method of claim 36, wherein sensing an image of a tissue sample on a substrate comprises sensing a bright field image and sensing an image of the label comprises sensing an image using reflectance. 38. A method comprising: sensing an image of a portion of a tissue sample on a substrate at a first magnification with a sensor;without storing the sensed image, displaying at least a portion of the sensed image on a display at the first magnification at a sensor to display pixel ratio greater than one to one; andin response to user input, performing each of the following in response to user input: electronically modifying the sensor to display pixel ratio at which the sensed image is displayed on the display at the first magnification, andwhen the sensor to display ratio reaches a threshold sensor at the first magnification, automatically sensing of an area of the portion of the tissue sample at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification in response to an attempt to modify the sensor to display pixel ratio beyond the threshold ratio; andperforming at least one of the following: refreshing the at least a portion of the sensed image that is displayed at a computer controlled rate, andstoring the at least a portion of the sensed image that is displayed. 39. The method of claim 38, wherein storing the sensed image comprises storing in response to user input. 40. The method of claim 38, wherein modifying a sensor to display pixel ratio comprises transitioning from a ratio greater than one to one to a ratio of one to one in response to user input. 41. The method of claim 38, wherein an area of the portion of the tissue sensed by the magnified view corresponds to an area selected by the user input. 42. The method of claim 38, further comprising displaying on the display at least one of a modified sensor to display pixel ratio view and a second magnification view. 43. The method of claim 42, concurrently displaying on the display each of the sensed image on a display at a sensor to display pixel ratio greater than one to one and the at least one of a modified sensor to display pixel ratio view and a second magnification view. 44. The method of claim 38, further comprising providing a plurality of substrates wherein each of the plurality of substrates comprises a tissue sample and, prior to sensing an image, the method further comprises designating at least one of the plurality of substrates for sensing. 45. The method of claim 38, further comprising providing a plurality of substrates wherein each of the plurality of substrates comprises a tissue sample and, displaying on the display at least one image of one of the plurality of substrates and at least one image of another of the plurality of substrates. 46. The method of claim 38, wherein performing comprises storing at least a portion of the sensed image in a data structure and the method further comprises: sensing an image of the sample at an optical magnification greater than one; andstoring the sensed image at the optical magnification greater than one in the data structure. 47. The method of claim 38, wherein performing comprises storing the at least a portion of the sensed image in a data structure, wherein the storing comprises storing a hierarchy of images based on a sensor to display pixel ratio. 48. An apparatus comprising: a digital microscope comprising: at least one image sensor;a stage configured to support at least one microscope slide;an optical imaging sub-system disposed between the at least one sensor and the stage, the optical imaging sub-system comprising at least a first objective having a first magnification and a second objective having a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification;an illumination sub-system comprising at least one light source;a computer coupled to the digital microscope and operable to direct an image capture by the at least one image sensor of a portion of a microscope slide on the stage; anda display coupled to the computer and operable to display an image transmitted from the computer,wherein the computer comprises machine-readable instructions that when executed, will cause the computer to automatically direct an image capture through the second objective in response to an attempt to electronically modify a sensor to display pixel ratio of a sensed image beyond a threshold ratio. 49. The apparatus of claim 48, wherein the first objective and the second objective are associated with a first imaging sub-system, the microscope further comprising: a second imaging sub-system comprising a third objective having a magnification less than the first magnification and the second magnification; anda mirror,wherein the light source is operable to emit light through an opening in the stage and the mirror is operable to direct light emitted through the opening in the stage to the third objective. 50. A method comprising: sensing an image of a portion of a tissue sample on a substrate at a first magnification with a sensor;without storing the sensed image, displaying at least a portion of the sensed image on a display at the first magnification; andperforming each of the following: electronically modifying a sensor to display pixel ratio at which the sensed image is displayed on the display at the first magnification; andwhen the sensor to display ratio reaches a threshold at the first magnification, automatically displaying a view of an area of the portion of the tissue sample at a second magnification that is greater than the first magnification in response to an attempt to modify the sensor to display pixel ratio beyond the threshold ratio.
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