Comparison of point counting and planimetry methods for the assessment of cerebellar volume in human using magnetic resonance imaging: A stereological study

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-339

  Acer, Niyazi ^a   Sahin, Bunyamin ^b   Usanmaz, Mustafa ^c   Tatoğlu, Hakki ^d   Irmak, Zöhre ^a  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c Mu la Devlet Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Metamar MR Centre   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cavalieri principle; Cerebellar volume; Magnetic resonance imaging; Planimetry; Point counting; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLANIMETRY; POINT COUNTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOLOGY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 43849087211     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0330-9     Document Type: Article

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