Image analysis system for assessment of immunohistochemically stained proliferative marker (MIB-1) in oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-45

  Law, Albert K W ^a   Lam, K Y ^b   Lam, F K ^a   Wong, Teresa K W ^a   Poon, Jacky L S ^a   Chan, Francis H Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Image analysis; MIB 1; Nuclei counting; Oesophageal carcinoma

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

NUCLEI STAINING;

ONCOLOGY;

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER TISSUE; CELL COUNT; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STAINING; ESOPHAGUS TUMOR; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037212334     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-2607(02)00025-1     Document Type: Article

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