Quantitative image analysis of estrogen receptors in breast fine needle aspiration biopsies

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 323-330

  Vesoulis, Zissis ^a,c   Rajappannair, Lakshmi ^b   Define, Linda ^b   Beach, Jackie ^b   Vesoulis, Zachary ^b   Schnell, Brian ^b   Myers, Sally ^b  

^a Department of Cytology   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Summa Health System ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration biopsy; Breast cancer; Computer assisted image analysis; Estrogen receptors; Fine needle; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST FIBROADENOCARCINOMA; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; OHIO; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 11144259282     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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