METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PROLIFERATION INDEX OF A CELL SAMPLE

• Main Author: BACUS, JAMES WILLIAM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.02.1993
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

An image processing method and apparatus (10) determines a proliferation index of a cell sample by staining the cells with a chromogen for a proliferation substance and a counterstain for the cell nuclei. The chromogen is activated by an antibody-enzyme conjugate which binds to the proliferation sub...