Control of low-resolution scanning of ovarian tumor stromal compartment

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 85-93

  Elie, Nicolas ^a   Labiche, Alexandre ^a   Michels, Jean Jacques ^b   Herlin, Paulette ^a  

^a Equipe d'Accueil Universitaire 1772   (France)

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

Author keywords

Automatic image analysis; Ovarian cancer; Quality control; Slide scanner; Stroma

Indexed keywords

EID: 49049112265     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v24.p85-93     Document Type: Article

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