Computerized image analysis of cell-cell interactions in human renal tissue by using multi-channel immunoflourescent confocal microscopy

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8315, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Peng, Yahui ^a   Jiang, Yulei ^a   Liarski, Vladimir M ^a   Kaverina, Natalya ^a   Clark, Marcus R ^a   Giger, Maryellen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell cell distance; Cell cell interaction; Computerized image analysis; Human lupus nephritis; Immunoflourenscence; Lymphocytes; Microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL-CELL DISTANCE; CELL-CELL INTERACTION; COMPUTERIZED ANALYSIS; HUMAN LUPUS NEPHRITIS; HUMAN RENAL TISSUES; IMMUNOFLOURENSCENCE; REGIONS OF INTEREST; SURROGATE INDICATORS;

ANTIBODIES; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPHOCYTES; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT MONITORING;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84874866088     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.910373     Document Type: Conference Paper

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