Quantitative analysis of synovial membrane inflammation: A comparison between automated and conventional microscopic measurements

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 493-499

  Cunnane, Gaye ^a   Bjork, Lars ^b   Ulfgren, Ann Kristin ^c   Lindblad, Staffan ^c   FitzGerald, Oliver ^a   Bresnihan, Barry ^a   Andersson, Ulf ^c  

^a ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b Pharmacia & Upjohn AB   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SYNOVITIS; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 0032813038     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.58.8.493     Document Type: Article

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