Testis biopsy image analysis effectively quantifies spermatogenic cell types

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 147-150

  Kim, Edward D ^a   Lin, William W ^a   Abrams, Jacki ^a   Lipshultz, Larry I ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

biopsy; image processing, computer assisted; testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA DETERMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 0031060349     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65310-2     Document Type: Article

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