Real-time quantification of the proliferative state in astrocytomas

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 213-217

  Ricco, Rosalia ^a   Cimmino, Antonella ^a   Renzulli, Giuseppina ^a   Serio, Gabriella ^a   Lozupone, Antonia ^a   Lettini, Teresa ^a   Pece, Antonella ^a   Giardina, Carmela ^a   Delfino, Vittorio Pesce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Computer assisted; Image analysis; Ki 67 antigen; Quantitation

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABELING INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MITOSIS INDEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR GROWTH;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL DIVISION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MITOTIC INDEX; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 0034124824     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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