Utility of nuclear morphometry in the cytologic evaluation of canine cutaneous soft tissue sarcomas

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 525-530

  Meachem, Melissa D ^a   Burgess, Hilary J ^a   Davies, Jennifer L ^a   Kidney, Beverly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cytology; cytopathology; dogs; nuclear morphometry; soft tissue sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOMA; SKIN TUMOR; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOMA; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84860170339     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: 19434936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1040638712440988     Document Type: Article

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