Prediction of lymph node metastases by preoperative nuclear morphometry in oral squamous cell carcinoma: A comparative image analysis study

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 406-411

  Natarajan, S ^a   Mahajan, S ^a   Boaz, K ^a   George, T ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF DENTAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Image analysis; lymph node metastasis; morphometry; oral squamous cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUTH CARCINOMA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STUDENT T TEST;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 78650119787     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.73580     Document Type: Article

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