Binary imaging analysis for comprehensive quantitative histomorphometry of peripheral nerve

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 116-124

  Hunter, Daniel A ^a   Moradzadeh, Arash ^a   Whitlock, Elizabeth L ^a   Brenner, Michael J ^a   Myckatyn, Terence M ^a   Wei, Cindy H ^a   Tung, Thomas H H ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary imaging analysis; Histomorphometry; Peripheral nerve; Semi automated nerve morphometry

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MYELINATION; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBER; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; AXONS; IMAGE CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; SCHWANN CELLS; SOFTWARE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 34548496257     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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