title: Automatic screening of biological specimens by optical correlation.
abstract: An optical analog correlation technique was used to detect morphologic abnormalities in rat liver cells. The method employs an optical matched filter for correlating a test pathological specimen with a control specimen. Experimental results show appreciable promise that such an optical correlator can be employed as a tool for rapid mass screening of a variety of pathological specimens.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001331:Automation; D007834:Lasers; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008433:Mathematics; D008722:Methods; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D051381:Rats