Instrumentation for analyzing biological cells: Research efforts are focused on the complementary use of instruments that measure and sort potential cancer cells and those that yield photometric data

Discusses efforts at bridging the gap between two basic types of cell analysis instruments. The first, a flow cytometry device, is characterized by the ability to perform a small number of measurements on a large number of cells. The second, a cell image analyzer, performs analysis on images obtained from a computerized microscope and is characterized by its ability to obtain a large number of measurements on a small number of cells. Both types of instruments and the way the technologies are converging are described.