Automatic screening of biological specimens by optical correlation.
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.
D000818:Animals; D001331:Automation; D007834:Lasers; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008403:Mass Screening; D008433:Mathematics; D008722:Methods; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D051381:Rats