Automated image analysis approaches in histopathology

Handbook of Research on Systems Biology Applications in Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 826-849

  Foley, Ross ^a   DiFranco, Matthew ^a   Bryan, Kenneth ^a   Rexhepaj, Elton ^a   Mulrane, Laoighse ^a   Watson, R William ^a,b   Cunningham, Pádraig ^a   Gallagher, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Dublin Molecular Medicine Centre   (Ireland)

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EID: 77950595440     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-076-9.ch045     Document Type: Chapter

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