Imaging systems for correlation of false alarms in flow

Abstract

False alarms, arising from a variety of sources, are the greatest remaining obstacle to development of an automated prescreening system for gynecologic cytology. This paper describes two correlation systems under development at the University of Rochester and discusses their utilization in the study of false alarms in slit-scan cytofluorometry. Both systems permit imaging of objects in flow and correlation between images and corresponding slit-scan contours. Correlation systems will permit a detailed study of false alarm causes and aid in the search for new features to assist in their recognition.