Digital stereology in neuropathology

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Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 327-340

  Kristiansen, Sarah Line Brøgger ^a   Nyengaard, Jens Randel ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cavalieri; Disector; Fractionator; Proportionator; Stereology; Systematic sampling

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOLOGY;

BRAIN; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84858679856     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: 16000463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2012.02889.x     Document Type: Review

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