Semi-automatic assessment of skin capillary density: Proof of principle and validation

Microvascular Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 192-198

  Gronenschild, E H B M ^a   Muris, D M J ^b   Schram, M T ^b   Karaca, Ü ^b   Stehouwer, C D A ^b   Houben, A J H M ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CAPILLAROSCOPY; CAPILLARY DENSITY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN CAPILLARY;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPIC ANGIOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SKIN; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 84888437622     PISSN: 00262862     EISSN: 10959319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2013.08.003     Document Type: Article

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