Automated segmentation of tissue images for computerized IHC analysis

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Di Cataldo, S ^a   Ficarra, E ^a   Acquaviva A , ^a   Macii, E ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Image processing; Immunohistochemistry; Nuclear segmentation; Tissue images; Tissue segmentation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOURS; AUTOMATED METHODS; AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION; CANCEROUS CELLS; COLOR CLUSTERING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESSING; NUCLEAR MEMBRANES; NUCLEAR SEGMENTATION; TISSUE IMAGES; TISSUE SEGMENTATION;

AUTOMATION; CELL MEMBRANES; IMAGING SYSTEMS; TISSUE;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOMEDICINE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG CANCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AUTOMATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77955990686     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2010.02.002     Document Type: Article

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