DATES: SPIE BIOS'96, 27 January-2 February 1996
Technical Conference 2678B Room: Conv. Ctr. C3
Part of SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2678
Advanced Techniques in Analytical Cytology
Conference Chair: Robert C. Leif, Newport Instruments
Cochairs: Daniel L. Farkas, Carnegie Mellon Univ.; James F. Leary,
Univ. of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston; Howard M. Shapiro,
Howard Shapiro, M.D., P.C.
Tuesday 30 January
SESSION 5
Conv. Ctr. C3 .... Tues. 9:00 am
Image Analysis I
Chairs: Daniel L. Farkas, Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Norman J. Pressman,
Olympus America Inc.
9:00 am: Correction methods for fluorescence quantitation in thick
specimens by confocal microscopy, T. Lindmo, I. Lien, T. Nagelhus,
Univ. of Trondheim-NTH (Norway) .... [2678B-17]
9:20 am: Sputum cytology: increasing the sensitivity through
quantitiative measures, C. E. MacAulay, P. W. Payne, British
Columbia Cancer Agency (Canada); T. Sebo, Mayo Clinic; S. Lam, D.
M. Garner, A. Doudkine, B. Palcic, British Columbia Cancer Agency
(Canada) .... [2678B-18]
9:40 am: Multiwavelength videomicrofluorometry for multiparametric
investigations of multidrug resistance, J. Salmon, J. Vigo, E. Rocchi,
P. M. Viallet, Univ. de Perpignan (France) .... [2678B-19]
10:00 am: New epifluorescence optical system for independent
analysis of two different fluorochromes in microscopy, T. Heiden, B.
Tribukait, Karolinska Institute (Sweden) .... [2678B-20]
10:20 am: Microscopic and mesoscopic spectral bioimaging, D. L.
Farkas, Y. Garini, W. Niu, E. S. Wachman, Carnegie Mellon Univ. ....
[2678B-21]
Coffee Break .... 10:40 to 11:10 am
SESSION 6
Conv. Ctr. C3 .... Tues. 11:10 am
Life-Time Based Techniques
Chairs: Robert C. Leif, Newport Instruments; John A. Steinkamp, Los
Alamos National Lab.
11:10 am: Advances in the development of lanthanide macrocyclic
complexes as luminescent biomarkers, A. M. Adeyiga, P. M. Harlow,
L. M. Vallarino, Virginia Commonwealth Univ.; R. C. Leif, Newport
Instruments .... [2678B-22]
11:30 am: Fluorescence lifetime as a new parameter in analytical
cytology measurements, J. A. Steinkamp, C. Deka, B. E. Lehnert, H.
A. Crissman, Los Alamos National Lab. .... [2678B-24]
Lunch/Exhibit Break .... 11:50 am to 2:00 pm
SESSION 7
Conv. Ctr. C3 .... Tues. 2:00 pm
Flow Cytometry and Sorting
Chairs: James F. Leary, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston;
Howard M. Shapiro, Howard Shapiro, M.D., P.C.
2:00 pm: Creation of a laboratory instrument quality monitoring
system with AdaSAGE, R. C. Leif, Newport Instruments; R. Rios, M.
Becker, K. Becker, Phoenix Flow Systems; J. Self, Univ. of
California/Irvine; S. B. Leif, Newport Instruments .... [2678B-26]
2:20 pm: New methods for detection, analysis, and isolation of rare
cell subpopulations, J. F. Leary, S. R. McLaughlin, K. S. Kavanau, J.
A. Hokanson, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch/Galveston ....
[2678B-27]
2:40 pm: Recording single-particle fluorescence spectra in flow
cytometry, M. Gauci, J. Narai, G. Vesey, J. A. Piper, D. Veal,
Macquarie Univ. (Australia) .... [2678B-28]
3:00 pm: Algorithm for the discovery of clusters in WBC data, S.
Yeh, E. Russell, Abbott Labs. .... [2678B-29]
3:20 pm: Optical flow cytometry utilizing microfabricated silicon flow
channels, E. Altendorf, E. Iverson, D. Schutte, Univ. of Washington;
T. Osborn, Allied Signal Inc.; R. Sabeti, B. H. Weigl, P. Yager, Univ.
of Washington .... [2678B-30]
Coffee Break .... 3:40 to 4:10 pm
SESSION 8
Conv. Ctr. C3 .... Tues. 4:10 pm
Image Analysis II
Chairs: Daniel L. Farkas, Carnegie Mellon Univ.; Tore Lindmo, Univ. of
Trondheim-NTH (Norway)
4:10 pm: Spatially resolved Fourier transform spectroscopy (spectral
imaging): a powerful tool for quantitative analytical microscopy, D.
Cabib, R. A. Buckwald, Y. Garini, D. G. Soenksen, Spectral
Diagnostics Ltd. .... [2678B-75]
4:30 pm: Novel fast laser scanning heterodyne differential
phase/fluorescence confocal microscope for imaging live biological
samples, J. Garside, Univ. of Nottingham (UK) .... [2678B-76]
4:50 pm: Multicolor FISH using a novel spectral bioimaging system,
D. G. Soenksen, SD Spectral Diagnostics Inc.; Y. Garini, Spectral
Diagnostics (SD) Ltd. (Israel); I. Bar-Am, Tel Aviv Univ. (Israel) ....
[2678B-78]
PANEL DISCUSSION
Conv. Ctr. C3 .... Tues. 5:10 to 5:30 pm
Round Table Discussion: Future of Analytical Cytology
Chair: Robert C. Leif, Newport Instruments