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Software Enables Unattended Scanning and Image Capture for Cytogenetic Analysis

By LabMedica International staff writers
Posted on 25 Nov 2009
An automatic slide loader system is installed and running in clinical and research laboratories in North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, and also has been purchased by a commercial clinical laboratory in Japan.

The system is capable of processing up to 120 slides per batch, while feeding images directly to review stations for on-screen analysis by cytogeneticists. More...
Laboratories have reported shortened turnaround times and reduced backlogs of patient samples. The installations are used for a variety of applications, predominantly karyotyping, but also other brightfield and fluorescence-based applications.

Genetix' (New Milton, UK) GSL-120 automatic slide loader system is used under the control of the company's CytoVision software platform. In diagnostics, Genetix holds a leading position in genetic testing with thousands of the company's platforms used in laboratories worldwide.

Satisfaction with the system was expressed by Sydney Genetics, a private cytogenetics laboratory, and a subsidiary of Sydney in vitro fertilization (IVF) in New South Wales (Australia); the National Health Service Scotland; and by Prof. Seher Basaran of Istanbul University (Turkey) a leader in the field of prenatal screening to identify potential chromosomal abnormalities, who confirmed, "CytoVision with GSL-120 is a vital addition to our facility Istanbul University (Turkey; www.istanbul.edu.tr) enabling us to provide results to clinicians sooner and cope with the increased need for cytogenetic screening."

Charles de Rohan, CEO Genetix, commented: "The CytoVision platform is now used in almost 2000 facilities. The rapid adoption of the GSL-120 system across all continents clearly demonstrates that we are fulfilling the needs of busy cytogenetics laboratories."

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