Computerized nuclear morphometry in thyroid follicular neoplasms

Pathology International

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 703-706

  Wang, Sheng Lan ^a,c   Wu, Ming Tsang ^b   Yang, Sheau Fang ^a,c   Chan, Hon Man ^c   Chai, Chee Yin ^a,c  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Follicular adenoma; Follicular carcinoma; Morphometry; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID ADENOMA; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 28444455581     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2005.01895.x     Document Type: Article

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