Abstract: Methods, computer readable storage media and systems which can be used for analyzing labeled biological samples, identifying chromosomal aberrations, identifying genetically abnormal cells and/or computationally scanning the samples using randomly or randomized scanning methods are provided. Specifically, the present invention can be used to analyze FISH-stained samples and automatically identify chromosomal aberrations associated with abnormal intensity ratio of stained occurrences in the sample.

Abstract: Methods, computer readable storage media and systems which can be used for analyzing labeled biological samples, identifying chromosomal aberrations, identifying genetically abnormal cells and/or computationally scanning the samples using randomly or randomized scanning methods are provided. Specifically, the present invention can be used to analyze FISH-stained samples and automatically identify chromosomal aberrations associated with abnormal intensity ratio of stained occurrences in the sample.

Abstract: A method of detecting the presence, absence and/or level of a plurality of analytes-of-interest in a sample, the method comprisES: (a) providing a plurality of objects, each of the plurality of objects having a predetermined, measurable and different imagery characteristic, and further having a predetermined and specific affinity to one analyte of the plurality of analytes-of-interest, each the imagery characteristic corresponding to one the predetermined specific affinity, hence each the imagery characteristic corresponds to one analyte of the plurality of analytes-of interest; (b) providing at least one affinity moiety having a predetermined and specific affinity or predetermined and specific affinities to the plurality of analytes-of-interest, each the affinity moiety having a predetermined, measurable response to light; (c) combining the objects, the at least one affinity moiety and the sample under conditions for affinity binding; and (d) simultaneously determining, for each object of the plurality of ob

Abstract: A fluorescent in situ hybridization method including the steps of (a) obtaining a chromosome spread of a species; (b) preparing a hybridization composite containing a plurality of chromosomal paints each of the plurality of chromosomal paints being labeled with a different fluorophore-or-combination-of-fluorophores, such that an averaged specific activity of highly repetitive sequences in the hybridization composite substantially equals an averaged specific activity of unique sequences in the hybridization composite; (c) denaturing the hybridization composite and subjecting the hybridization composite to conditions for allowing at least a part of the highly repetitive sequences in the hybridization composite to reanneal while at least a part of the unique sequences in the hybridization composite remaining single stranded; (d) contacting under hybridization conditions the hybridization composite with the chromosome spread; (e) washing away excess of the hybridization composite; and (d) analyzing and presenting

Abstract: A fluorescent in situ hybridization method including the steps of (a) obtaining a chromosome spread of a species; (b) preparing a hybridization composite containing a plurality of chromosomal paints each of the plurality of chromosomal paints being labeled with a different fluorophore-or-combination-of-fluorohores, such that an averaged specific activity of highly repetitive sequences in the hybridization composite substantially equals an averaged specific activity of unique sequences in the hybridization composite; (c) denaturing the hybridization composite and subjecting the hybridization composite to conditions for allowing at least a part of the highly repetitive sequences in the hybridization composite to reanneal while at least a part of the unique sequences in the hybridization composite remaining single stranded; (d) contacting under hybridization conditions the hybridization composite with the chromosome spread; (e) washing away excess of the hybridization composite; and (d) analyzing and presenting