Topometric analysis of diffuse astrocytomas

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 12-18

  Nafe, Reinhold ^a   Schlote, Wolfgang ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Brain neoplasms; Grading; Morphometry; Topometry

Indexed keywords

KI 67 ANTIGEN;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0037324479     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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