Texture- and object-related automated information analysis in histological still images of various organs

Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 323-335

  Kayser, Klaus ^a   Hoshang, Sabah Amir ^a   Metze, Konradin ^b   Goldmann, Torsten ^c   Vollmer, Ekkehard ^c   Radziszowski, Dominik ^d   Kosjerina, Zdravko ^e   Mireskandari, Masoud ^f   Kayser, Gian ^g  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^c RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^d AGH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Analysis, object; Analysis, texture; Diagnosis, tissue based; Histology; Stereology; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER TISSUE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; OBJECT MANIPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STEREOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VISCERA;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57649235502     PISSN: 08846812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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