抄録
This paper deals with the automatic cyto-screening system by the so-called scanning method, in which the morphological features of uterocervical cancer cells on a präparat are characterized by means of the pattern recognition technique. And a new method of cell dispersion as the preparation step and a novel sub-system for image input have been introduced. A new cell dispersion apparatus based on a syringing techniques has been developed, and its performances evaluated in terms of dispersion capability on individual cell level as well as of its influence on system judgement on präparat level are discussed to confirm its adaptation to the main system. The color characteristics of cells stained by the Papanicolaou's method, commonly used in cyto-screening, have been analyzed to determine the color characteristics best suited to the input. Finally, the results of field tests using an automatic system fabricated on the basis of these studies are presented to show the potential of its practical application.
