A - Human Necessities – 61 – B
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
B
A61B 5/00 (2006.01) G01N 15/14 (2006.01) G06F 19/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2431576
Mass medical. e.g., cervical cancer, screening is provided to areas of the world where a lack of sufficient laboratory infrastructure and technical skills presently compromises the effectiveness of screening or even makes mass screening impossible. These methods are cost-effective and provide excellent sensitivity and specificity in cervical cancer screening. Methods of the invention separate cervical cancer screening task into two major segments: (1) sampling, slide preparation and an initial screening of slides, all of which are done by automation at a first geographic location (typically locally in a developing country); and (2) detailed reading of suspicious cells and report generation, which is performed by human experts at a second geographic (typically at a remote site in a country that has adequate technical expertise). The first segment is supported by a highly automated system that provides a high quality slide and an automated, first-pass identification and elimination of normal smears, without requiring a highly trained technical staff. The second segment takes place at a remote site where highly-trained cytotechnilogists and expert cytopathologists receive Internet-based, high- resolution digital images of suspicious cells or cell clusters, provide interpretation of results, and create reports based on these findings.
L'invention concerne un dépistage médical collectif du cancer cervical dans les régions du monde dans lesquelles un manque d'infrastructures de laboratoires et de capacités techniques compromet l'efficacité du dépistage ou peut même empêcher tout dépistage collectif. Les procédés décrits sont moins coûteux et offrent une excellente sensibilité et spécificité au dépistage du cancer cervical.
Brauns Timothy A.
Gelfand Jeffrey A.
Smart & Biggar
The General Hospital Corporation
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