Automated segmentation of cancer cell nuclei in complex tissue sections

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4158, Issue , 2001, Pages 188-198

  Loukas, C G ^a   Wilson, G D ^a   Vojnovic, B ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell counting; Cell nuclei segmentation; Image processing; Principal components analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CELLS; HEURISTIC METHODS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

CELL COUNTING; HISTOLOGICAL IMAGES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0035043846     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.413795     Document Type: Conference Paper

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