Detecting and quantifying biomarkers of risk for colorectal cancer using quantum dots and novel image analysis algorithms

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3313-3316

  Bostick, Roberd M ^a   Kong, Koon Yin ^c   Ahearn, Thomas U ^a   Chaudry, Qaiser ^c   Cohen, Vaunita ^a   Wang, May D ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Emory University   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMARKERS; CARDIOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TUMORS;

BLOOD CHOLESTEROL; COLORECTAL CANCER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREVENTIVE TREATMENT;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

QUANTUM DOT; TUMOR MARKER;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPSY; CHEMISTRY; COLORECTAL TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; RISK FACTOR;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BIOPSY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; QUANTUM DOTS; RISK FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 34047122234     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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