Computer-aided classification of breast cancer nuclei

Technology and Health Care

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 147-161

  Schnorrenberg, F ^a   Pattichis, C S ^a   Schizas, C N ^a   Kyriacou, K ^b   Vassiliou, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^c NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

breast cancer nuclei; image analysis; immunocytochemistry; neural networks; steroid receptors

Indexed keywords

STEROID RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030512119     PISSN: 09287329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/thc-1996-4203     Document Type: Article

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