Application of confocal scanning laser microscopy for an automated nuclear grading of prostate lesions in three dimensions

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 231-240

  Beil, M ^a   Irinopoulou, T ^a   Vassy, J ^a   Rigaut, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

3 D image analysis; 3 D imaging; Chromatin; Confocal scanning laser microscopy; Nuclear grading; Prostate lesions; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CHROMOSOMES; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MORPHOLOGY; UROLOGY;

3-D IMAGE; 3-D IMAGE ANALYSE; 3-D IMAGING; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER MICROSCOPY; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR GRADING; PROSTATE LESION; TEXTURE ANALYSIS;

GRADING;

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

EID: 0029821134     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.920650.x     Document Type: Article

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