Computerized image analysis of Sirius Red-stained renal allograft biopsies as a surrogate marker to predict long-term allograft function

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1662-1668

  Grimm, Paul C ^a,d   Nickerson, Peter ^b   Gough, Jim ^c   McKenna, Rachel ^c   Stern, Elzbieta ^b   Jeffery, John ^b   Rush, David N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; SIRIUS RED; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC ALLOGRAFT NEPHROPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STAINING; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0037600708     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ASN.0000066143.02832.5E     Document Type: Article

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