Image analysis of nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio in cervical smears to discriminate three grades of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 744-748

  Sakamoto Maeda, Marina Yoshie ^a   Loreto, Celso Di ^a   Shirata, Neuza Kasumi ^a   Song Shih, Lai Wun ^a   Cavaliere, Maria Jose ^a   Filho, Adhemar Longatto ^a   Ferreira Alves, Venâncio Avancini ^a  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; Cervical smears; Image analysis, computer assisted

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CYTOPATHOLOGY; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASS SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA IN SITU; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY;

EID: 0030943870     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000332697     Document Type: Article

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