Description
Inspect surface and ink metadata only, without inferring margins or pathology findings.
Laboratory records distinguish specimen identity, sampling coverage, retained quantities, processing times, image scale, and measurement uncertainty. Areas, volumes, counts, and source-support flags measure different aspects of a record. A local calculation does not identify tissue or establish diagnostic adequacy.
Inspect surface and ink metadata only, without inferring margins or pathology findings.
When to use this tool
Use Specimen Ink Surface Unknown Token when you need this specimen-record, sampling, processing-time, dimensional, or uncertainty calculation.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter surface, allowedSurfaces, inkKnown. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read recognizedSurface, status. Inspect recognizedSurface before interpreting the associated values.
Check exact surface membership in allowedSurfaces. Return recognizedSurface and status=unknown-surface if absent, otherwise recorded-ink if inkKnown or unknown-ink if not.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| surface | Surface | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| allowedSurfaces | Allowed Surfaces | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| inkKnown | Ink Known | Required. Boolean. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| recognizedSurface | Recognized Surface | Required. Boolean. |
| status | Status | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"surface": "deep",
"allowedSurfaces": [
"deep",
"lateral"
],
"inkKnown": false
},
"output": {
"recognizedSurface": true,
"status": "unknown-ink"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Allowed labels and inkKnown are supplied. Recognition does not authenticate specimen orientation, identify an ink color, determine a margin, or establish clinical completeness.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use validated laboratory procedures, traceable measurements, and authenticated specimen records for a complete assessment. Check the relevant sampling and processing assumptions before interpreting a local quantity.
References
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