Measurement accuracy in confocal microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-162

  Delorme, R ^a   Benchaib, M ^a   Bryon, P A ^a   Souchier, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Image analysis; Quantification; Serial sections; Systematic sampling; Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; PROTEINS;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL-LASER-SCANNING-MICROSCOPY; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OPTICAL-; QUANTIFICATION; SAMPLING STEPS; SERIAL SECTION; SYSTEMATIC SAMPLING; VERTICAL SAMPLING;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031770393     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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