Analysis of spatial patterns in histological sections of brain tissue using a method based on regression

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-45

  Armstrong, R A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clustering; Histological section; Linear regression; Periodicity of clusters; Spatial pattern analysis

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL VACUOLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB SYNDROME; HUMANS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033963619     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00151-X     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Armstrong R.A. The usefulness of spatial pattern analysis in understanding the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders, with particular reference to plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease. Neurodegeneration. 2:1993;73-80.
2. Armstrong R.A. Is the clustering of neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's patients related to the cells of origin of specific cortico-cortical projections? Neurosci. Lett. 160:1993;57-60.
3. Armstrong R.A. The spatial pattern of discrete β-amyloid deposits in Alzheimer's disease reflects synaptic disconnection. Dementia. 7:1996;86-90.
4. Armstrong R.A. Analysis of spatial patterns in histological sections of brain tissue. J. Neurosci. Methods. 73:1997;141-147.
5. Armstrong R.A. Creutzfeld-Jacob disease and vision. Optometry Today. 4th April:1997;44-47.
6. Armstrong R.A., Wood L. Spatial pattern analysis of β-amyloid (Aβ) deposits in Alzheimer disease by linear regression. Alzheimer Dis. Assoc. Disord. 10:1996;41-46.
7. Armstrong R.A., Myers D., Smith C.U.M. The distribution of senile plaques, neurofibrillary tangles and β/A4 protein in the hippocampus in Alzheimer's disease. Neurosci. Res. Commun. 10:1992;87-94.
8. Bell M.A., Ball M.J. Neuritic plaques and vessels of visual cortex in aging and Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol. Aging. 11:1990;359-370.
9. Bruce C.V., Clinton J., Gentleman S.M., Roberts G.W., Roystan M.C. Quantifying the pattern of β/A4 amyloid protein distribution in Alzheimer's disease by image analysis. Neuropathol. Appl. Neurobiol. 18:1992;125-136.
10. Donald P.A., Donald W.W., Keaster A.J., Kremer R.J., Kendig J.A., Sims B.S., Michail J.D. Changes in Heterodera glycines egg population density in continuous Glycine max over four years. J. Nematol. 31:1999;45-53.
11. Faulkner D.S., Prudhomme C. Mapping an index of extreme rainfall across the UK. Hydrol. Erath Syst. Sci. 2:1998;2-3.
12. Hiorns R.W., Neal J.W., Pearson R.C.A., Powell T.P.S. Clustering of the ipsilateral cortico-cortical projection neurons to area 7 in the rhesus monkey. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 246:1991;1-9.
13. Kalaria R.N. The blood-brain barrier and cerebral microcirculation in Alzheimer's disease. Cerebrovasc. Brain Metab. Rev. 4:1992;226-260.
14. Morris S.J. Spatial distribution of fungal and bacterial biomass in southern Ohio hardwood forest soils: fine scale variability and microscale patterns. Soil Biol. Biochem. 31:1999;1375-1386.
15. Pearson R.C.A., Esiri M.M., Hiorns R.W., Wilcock G.K., Powell T.P.S. Anatomical correlates of the distribution of the pathological changes in the neocortex in Alzheimer's disease. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 82:1985;4531-4534.
16. Snedecor G.W., Cochran G.W. Statistical Methods. 7th edn:1980;Iowa State University Press, Ames, IA.
17. Wang X.J., Zhang Z.P. A comparison of conditional simulation, kriging and trend surface analysis for soil heavy pollution pattern analysis. J. Environ. Sci. Health. 34:1999;73-89.
18. Webster R., McBratney A.B. Mapping soil fertility at Brooms barn by simple kriging. J. Sci. Food Agric. 38:1987;97-115.
19. Yarranton G.A. Pattern analysis by regression. Ecology. 50:1969;390-395.