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Detection and Localization of Early Lung Cancer by Imaging Techniques
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Sputum Cytology
A new, quantitative, solid-state microscopy system has been developed at the British Columbia Cancer Research Center6, 7, 8 The key element of this microscope is its digitizing camera (MicroImager 1400, Xillix Technologies Corp, Vancouver, BC), a scientific, charge-coupled device (CCD) transducer. The 1,320×1,035 pixel CCD chip with 6.8 μm×6.8 μm pixel size and 100 percent fill factor is positioned in the primary image plane of a chromatic, aberration-free, flat-field objective lens. This
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
We would like to thank Dr. Jean C. LeRiche, Head of Laboratory Medicine, for her review of all the biopsy specimens; and Alfred Pon, P.Eng., Nick MacKinnon, B.Sc., Peter Payne, B.Sc., Jackie Rypstra, R.N., and Francine Begley, R.R.T., for their technical assistance.
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This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the British Columbia Lung Association, and Xillix Technologies Corporation, Vancouver, BC.