CellTracks cell analysis system for rare cell detection

Michael T. Kagan, Michael N. Trainer, Teresa Bendele, Chandra Rao, Allen Horton, Arjan G.J. Tibbe, Jan Greve, L.W.M.M. Terstappen

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Abstract

The CellTracks system is a Compact Disk-based cell analyzer that, similar to flow cytometry, differentiates cells that are aligned while passing through focused laser beams. In CellTracks, only immuno-magnetically labeled cells are aligned and remain in position for further analysis. This feature is important in those cases were the cells are relatively infrequent. Epithelium derived tumor cells in peripheral blood are extremely rare but can be present in the blood of cancer patients. The certainty that an event present in a gate is, indeed, an epithelial cell with the assumed characteristics diminishes with the number of events in the analysis gate. Additional and preferably independent information on the individual events aids in the correct classification of the event as an epithelium derived tumor cell. Epithelial cells are immuno-magnetically selected from 7.5 mL of blood and magnetically aligned in the sample chamber between a series of parallel thin film nickel lines. The CD head scans along all nickel lines and captures the fluorescence signals of the objects between the lines. Objects that immuno-phenotypically classify as epithelial tumor cells are revisited for imaging to determine if the identified objects indeed classify as epithelial tumors cells or as debris derived from epithelial cells.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationClinical Diagnostic Systems
Subtitle of host publicationTechnologies and Instrumentation
Place of PublicationSan Jose, USA
PublisherSPIE
Pages20-28
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)0-8194-4364-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Jan 2002
EventClinical Diagnostic Systems: Technologies and Instrumentation, San Jose, CA, USA, January 19, 2002: Clinical Diagnostic Systems: Technologies and Instrumentation - San José, CA, USA, San Jose, USA
Duration: 19 Jan 200225 Jan 2002

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Volume4625
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

ConferenceClinical Diagnostic Systems: Technologies and Instrumentation, San Jose, CA, USA, January 19, 2002
CitySan Jose, USA
Period19/01/0225/01/02
OtherJanuary 19-25, 2002

Keywords

  • METIS-205237
  • IR-96473

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