One-stop stereology: The estimation of 3D parameters using Isotropic Rulers

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-65

  Reed, M G ^a   Howard, C V ^a   De YanÉs, G Staats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contiguity matrix; Covariance; Cross covariance; Isotropic Rulers; Second order; Star volume

Indexed keywords

COVARIANCE MATRIX; DATA ACQUISITION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

CONTIGUITY MATRIX; COVARIANCE; CROSS-COVARIANCE; FIRST ORDER; ISOTROPIC RULER; ISOTROPICS; MATRIX; ONE STOP; SECOND ORDERS; STAR-VOLUME;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN TISSUE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOTROPIC RULER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOLOGY; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 77953849746     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03356.x     Document Type: Article

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