A Microprocessor System for Automating the Analysis of Blood and Urine Specimen Test Results.

Abstract

The report defines the specimen analysis that presently exists at the Little Rock, Arkansas VA Hospital, then defines an automated digital processing system and the design process required to develop the desired system. The report discusses the hardware and software required to implement a prototype analysis system that will analyze SMA 12/60 and SMA 6/60 results concurrently, provide an output document containing up to 18 test results in a specific format, perform test result calibration via software, flag out-of-specification results, and monitor SMA unit performance. This system minimizes manual information transfer and provides the first important step towards real-time automation of a pathology laboratory.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1975
Accession Number
ADA019844

Entities

People

  • Gary A. Hayes

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arkansas
  • Automation
  • Calibration
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Processing
  • Information Transfer
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Microprocessors
  • Pathology
  • Processing Equipment
  • Prototypes
  • Specifications

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Oncology and Biomarker-Based Cancer Detection.
  • Software Engineering