Quantitative image analysis of birefringent biological material

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 62-67

  Ross, S ^a   Newton, R ^a   Zhou, Y M ^a   Haffegee, J ^a   Ho, M W ^a   Bolton, J P ^a   Knight, D ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interference colours; Liquid crystals; Noninvasive quantitative imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIREFRINGENCE; COLOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

BIREFRINGENTS; COLOUR CONTRAST; INTERFERENCE COLOR; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LIQUID-CRYSTALS; NONINVASIVE QUANTITATIVE IMAGING; OPTICAL TECHNIQUE; POLARIZED-LIGHT MICROSCOPY; QUANTITATIVE IMAGE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING;

NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

BIOMATERIAL; COLLAGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIREFRINGENCE; DOGFISH; EGG; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RIB;

ANIMALIA; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 0030758182     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2160776.x     Document Type: Article

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