Morphometric analysis of pancreatic carcinoma by computer-assisted image analysis

Folia Biologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 7-15

  Wolnicka, Agnieszka ^a   Foryst, Anna ^a   Madeja, Zbigniew ^a   Tomaszewska, Romana ^b   Walter, Romana ^b   Stachura, Jerzy ^b   Korohoda, Włodzimierz ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell image analysis; Nuclei; Nucleoli; Pancreatic adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOMETRICS; NUCLEOLUS; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PANCREAS CELL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOMETRY; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031694260     PISSN: 00155497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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