US Patent:
20090257640, Oct 15, 2009
Inventors:
Kirk William Gossage - Milford CT, US
Tyna A. Hope - Wakefield MA, US
International Classification:
G06K 9/00
Abstract:
Methods disclosed herein include: (a) determining positions of a plurality of cells based on one or more images of the cells; (b) for at least some of the plurality of cells, generating a matrix that includes two-dimensional information about positions of neighboring cells, and determining one or more numerical features based on the information in the matrix; and (c) classifying the at least some of the plurality of cells as belonging to at least one of multiple classes based on the numerical features.