Using biased image analysis for improving unbiased stereological number estimation - A pilot simulation study of the smooth fractionator

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 242-250

  Gardi, J E ^a   Nyengaard, J R ^a   Gundersen, H J G ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Simple random; Stereology; Systematic uniform random

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

FRACTIONATORS; IMAGE-ANALYSIS; PILOT SIMULATION; SAMPLE SIZES; SAMPLING DESIGN; SIMPLE RANDOM; SIMPLE++; SIMULATION STUDIES; STEREOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC UNIFORM RANDOM;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FRACTIONATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SIMULATION; STEREOLOGY;

EID: 33745840506     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01552.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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