Correlation of spectral imaging and visual grading for the quantification of thymidylate synthase protein expression in rectal cancer

Human Pathology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1302-1308

  Atkin, Gary ^a,c   Barber, Paul R ^a   Vojnovic, Boris ^a   Daley, Frances M ^a   Glynne Jones, Rob ^a   Wilson, George D ^b  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Spectral imaging; Thymidylate synthase

Indexed keywords

THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECTUM CANCER; RECTUM MUCOSA; SPECTROSCOPY; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

ADENOCARCINOMA; COLOR PERCEPTION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STAINING AND LABELING; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 27944466505     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.08.016     Document Type: Article

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