Application of the upgraded image superimposition system (SIAS) to the assessment of sperm kinematics

Andrologia

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 187-194

  Mazzilli, F ^a   Rossi, T ^b   Delfino, M ^b   Nofroni, I ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computer aided sperm analysis (CASA); Sperm motility; Superimposed image analysis system (SIAS); WHO sperm motility classes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; KINETICS; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VELOCITY;

HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; ROC CURVE; SEMEN; SOFTWARE; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 0032773597     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.1999.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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