An automated microscope for cytologic research: a preliminary evaluation

Abstract

A research oriented system for automated microscopy is described from an operational point of view. The system consists of a microscope, a TV camera, and automatic cell finder and a servo driven computer controlled stage. The system is interfaced to a NOVA 840 computer having 112,000 words of 16 bit core memory and extensive peripherals. It is capable of performing a wide variety of image processing tasks and is being used to study various aspects of automated microscopy, with applications in, but not limited to, cytology. Results of preliminary performance evaluations are given.