Optimal resolution for automatic quantification of blood vessels on digitized images of the whole cancer section

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-67

  Françoise, Ronan ^a   Michels, Jean Jacques ^b   Plancoulaine, Benoît ^a   Herlin, Paulette ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b CLCC Centre de Lutte Contre le Cancer François Baclesse   (France)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Immunolabeling; Optimal resolution; Slide scanner; Vessels

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548315756     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v24.p59-67     Document Type: Article

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