Quantitative immunohistochemistry of factor VIII-related antigen in breast carcinoma: A comparison of computer-assisted image analysis with established counting methods

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 705-710

  Kohlberger, Petra D ^a,b   Obermair, Andreas ^a   Sliutz, Gerhard ^a   Heinzl, Harald ^b   Koelbl, Heinz ^a   Breitenecker, Gerhard ^b   Gitsch, Gerald ^a   Kainz, Christian ^a  

^a UNIV KLIN FÜR FRAUENHEILKUNDE   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Computerized image analysis; Factor VIII related antigen; Immunohistochemistry; Microvessel density

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0029891596     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/105.6.705     Document Type: Article

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