Comparison of evaluations of hormone receptors in breast carcinoma by image-analysis using three automated immunohistochemical stainings

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 927-932

  Arihiro, Koji ^a   Oda, Miyo ^a   Ogawa, Katsunari ^a   Tominaga, Kenshi ^a   Kaneko, Yoshie ^a   Shimizu, Tomomi ^a   Ohnishi, Shiho ^a   Oda, Megumi ^a   Kurita, Yuki ^a   Tiara, Yuko ^a   Fujii, Masayoshi ^a   Tanaka, Maiko ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Automated staining; Estrogen receptor; Image analysis; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 78049274200     PISSN: 17920981     EISSN: 17921015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/etm.2010.142     Document Type: Article

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