Automated identification of stained cells in tissue sections using digital image analysis

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 93-102

  Demirkaya, Omer ^b   Cothren, Robert M ^b   Cornhill, J Fredrick ^b   Vince, D Geoffrey ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cells; Image analysis, computer assisted; Immunohistochemistry; Tissue stains

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CYTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING;

AORTA; CELL SIZE; CORONARY VESSELS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032957602     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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