Computer-assisted assessment of sperm morphology: Comparison with conventional techniques

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 22-28

  Marnet, B ^a,b   Vieitez, G ^a   Milhet, P ^a   Richoilley, G ^a   Lesourd, F ^a   Parinaud, J ^a  

^a Serv Univ Psychiat l'Enfant l'A   (France)

^b HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Computer; Human; In vitro fertilization; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARDIZATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0034003001     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.2000.00199.x     Document Type: Article

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