Prognostic significance of nuclear morphometry in superficial bladder cancer

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-256

  Ozer E ^a   Yorukoglu K ^a   Mungan, M U ^a   Ozkal S ^a   Demirel, D ^a   Sagol O ^a   Kirkali, Z ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bladder neoplasms; Carcinoma, transitional cell; Image analysis, computer assisted; Nuclear morphometry

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN; KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER GRADING; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RECURRENCE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STAINING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KI-67 ANTIGEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROGNOSIS; STAINING AND LABELING; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034881519     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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