Routine DNA cytometry of benign and malignant pleural effusions by means of the remote quantitation server Euroquant: A prospective study

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 760-764

  Kayser, K ^a   Blum, S ^a   Beyer, M ^a   Haroske, G ^b   Kunze, K D ^b   Meyer, W ^b  

^a Thoraxklinik ^*  (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA cytometry; Euroquant server; Pleural effusions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CYTOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA CONTENT; DNA DETERMINATION; FEULGEN STAINING; HUMAN; INTERNET; MESOTHELIOMA; METASTASIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLOIDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PLEURAL EFFUSION, MALIGNANT; PLOIDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033775360     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.53.10.760     Document Type: Article

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