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HemaCAM – A Computer Assisted Microscopy System for Hematology

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Cost and competition force modern hematology laboratories to further automate their processes. To that respect the examination and analysis of the peripheral blood is of central importance as it is relevant to a large variety of diseases while on the other hand financial reimbursement is low. Over the past eight years, the HemaCAM system has been developed by the Fraunhofer IIS, which supports the assessment of peripheral blood samples and the so-called white blood differential. Since 2010, HemaCAM has been available on the market as a certified medical product, to be more specific as an in vitro diagnostic device. This contribution provides an overview of the key components of the HemaCAM system.

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  1. Christian Münzenmayer, Timo Schlarb, Dirk Steckhan, Erik Haßlmeyer, Tobias Bergen, Stefan Aschenbrenner & Christian Weigand

    Present address: Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Am Wolfsmantel 33, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

  2. Thomas Wittenberg

    Present address: Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Am Wolfsmantel 33, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

  3. Thorsten Zerfaß

    Present address: Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Nordostpark 93, 90411, Nürnberg, Germany

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    Correspondence to Christian Münzenmayer , Timo Schlarb , Dirk Steckhan , Erik Haßlmeyer , Tobias Bergen , Stefan Aschenbrenner , Thomas Wittenberg , Christian Weigand or Thorsten Zerfaß .

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    1. für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Fraunhofer-Institut, Am Wolfsmantel 33, Erlangen, 91058, Germany

      Albert Heuberger

    2. für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Fraunhofer-Institut, Zeunerstraße 38, Dresden, 01069, Germany

      Günter Elst

    3. für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS, Fraunhofer-Institut, Dr.-Mack-Straße 81, Fürth, 90762, Germany

      Randolf Hanke

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    Münzenmayer, C. et al. (2011). HemaCAM – A Computer Assisted Microscopy System for Hematology. In: Heuberger, A., Elst, G., Hanke, R. (eds) Microelectronic Systems. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23071-4_22

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