DNA ploidy on cytologic and tissue sections of breast lumps: A comparison using image analysis

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 19-22

  Sarker, Sudip K ^a,e   Mendiola, Rezzeline ^b   Spigelman, Allan ^c   Walker, Marjorie ^d   Coleman, Dulcie ^d  

^a Cytopathology/Acad Surgical Units   (United Kingdom)

^b Cytopathology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c Academic Medical Unit   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Histopathology ^*

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

breast neoplasms; DNA; image analysis, computer assisted; ploidies

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA CONTENT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLOIDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROTOMY; PLOIDIES;

EID: 0029960115     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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