New method of nuclear grading of tissue sections by means of digital image analysis with prognostic significance for node-negative breast cancer patients

Cytometry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 140-150

  Albert, R ^a,c   Muller J G ^b   Kristen, P ^a   Schindewolf, T ^a   Kneitz, S ^a   Harms, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c Abteilung Bildverarbeitung   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromatin structure analysis; Computer aided nuclear grading; Digital image processing; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0029946684     PISSN: 01964763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0320(19960601)24:2<140::aid-cyto6>3.3.co;2-#     Document Type: Article

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