Detection and classification of thyroid follicular lesions based on nuclear structure from histopathology images

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 485-494

  Wang, Wei ^a   Ozolek, John A ^b   Rohde, Gustavo K ^a,c  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c Carnegie Mellon University   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Follicular; Image analysis; Nuclear structure; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STAINING; THYROID TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA, FOLLICULAR; ADULT; CELL NUCLEUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STAINING AND LABELING; THYROID NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77951195945     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20853     Document Type: Article

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