Automated microscopy system for detection and genetic characterization of fetal nucleated red blood cells on slides

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3260, Issue , 1998, Pages 180-191

  Ravkin, Ilya ^a   Temov, Vladimir ^a  

^a Applied Imaging Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated microscopy; DNA probes; Fetal cells; FISH; Image analysis; Prenatal diagnostics

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MIRRORS;

AUTOMATED MICROSCOPY;

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0032225596     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.307091     Document Type: Conference Paper

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