Global spatial sampling with isotropic virtual planes: Estimators of length density and total length in thick, arbitrarily orientated sections

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-248

  Larsen, J O ^a,b,c   Gundersen, H J G ^a   Nielsen, J ^d  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

2D disector; 3D IUR test system; Arbitrary section; Fractionator; Global spatial sampling; Isotropic virtual plane; Length density; Stereology; Total length

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; TISSUE;

2D-DISECTOR; 3D-IUR-TEST SYSTEM; ARBITRARY SECTIONS; FRACTIONATORS; GLOBAL SPATIAL SAMPLING; ISOTROPIC VIRTUAL PLANE; ISOTROPICS; LENGTH DENSITY; SPATIAL SAMPLING; STEREOLOGY; TEST SYSTEMS; TOTAL LENGTH; VIRTUAL PLANE;

PROBES;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; FRACTIONATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031661268     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00365.x     Document Type: Article

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