Computer-assisted image analysis of amyloid deposits in abdominal fat pad aspiration biopsies

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-35

  Bardarov, Svetoslav ^a   Michael, Claire W ^a   Pu, Robert T ^a   Pang, Yijun ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Pathology ^*

Author keywords

Abdominal fat pad; Amyloid; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

CONGO RED;

ABDOMINAL FAT ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SKIN; STAIN;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 58149528482     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: 10970339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20948     Document Type: Article

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