Fully automated IFA microscope NOVA View, manufacturer: Inova Diagnostics, Inc., WERFEN

• NOVA View automatically acquires and presents digital images of HEp-2, ANCA* and Crithidia* cells for operator review

• Single-well titer determination for HEp-2, ANCA ethanol and Crithidia can reduce IFA workload and lower material costs

• DAPI staining provides a built-in control for visualizing negative well cells

• System calibration facilitates standardization

• NOVA View uses digital technology to create images of stained IFA wells and computer algorithms to measure the intensity of nuclear light in individual cells

• NOVA View measures pixel intensity and light distribution in a manner similar to three-dimensional histograms

• NOVA View uses computer algorithms to provide consistent results.

Positive patient identification ensures sample traceability during processing and evaluation, thereby ensuring accurate patient results.

Titer determination in a single well reduces the interferometry workload and lowers material costs.

Automated focusing, interpretation, display, and archiving of fluorescently stained slides increases productivity by reducing time spent on manual processes.

Integrated digital image interpretation helps standardize IF slide analysis and maximizes precision. NOVA View provides more objective results for IF testing.