Stereology

Author : John C. Russ
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1489935339
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Stereology written by John C. Russ and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-11-09 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: vi on geometric probability is included, students can be expected to create a few simple programs like those shown, but for other geometries. I am indebted to Tom Hare for critical reviews of the material and an endless enthusiasm to debate and derive stereological relationships; to John Matzka at Plenum Press for patiently instructing me in the intricacies of typesetting; to Chris Russ for helping to program many of these measurement techniques; and especially to Helen Adams, both for her patience with my creative fever to write yet another book, and for pointing out that the title, which I had intended to contrast to "theoretical stereology," can also be understood as the antonym of "impractical stereology." John C. Russ Raleigh,NC July, 1986 Chapter 1: Statistics 1 Accuracy and precision 1 The mean and standard deviation 5 Distributions 7 Comparison 13 Correlation 18 Nonlinear fitting 19 Chapter 2: Image Types 23 Planar sections 23 Projected images 25 Finite sections 28 Space-filling structures and dispersed phases 29 Types of images and contrast mechanisms 31 Sampling 32 Chapter 3: Manual Methods 35 Volume fraction 35 Surface density 38 Contiguity 41 Mean intercept length 42 Line density 43 Grain size determination 55 Curvature 48 Reticles to aid counting 49 Magnification and units 51 Chapter4: Size Distributions 53 Intercept length in spheres 53 Nonspherical shapes 57 Corrections for finite section thickness 59 Lamellae 61 Measurement of profile size 62 Nonspherical particles 69 vii Contents viii Chapter 5: Computer Metlwds 73

Author : Peter R. Mouton
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421402289
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbiased Stereology written by Peter R. Mouton and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This update to Peter R. Mouton’s pioneering work provides bioscientists with the concepts needed in order to apply the principles and practices of unbiased stereology to research involving biological tissues. Mouton starts with a brief explanation of the history and theory of the process before defining the terms, concepts, and tools of unbiased stereological procedures. He compares and contrasts the procedures with less-exacting approaches to quantitative analysis of biological structure using specific examples from biomedical literature. The book incorporates existing best practices with new methodologies, such as the Rare Event Protocol, while simplifying the dense, often difficult literature on the subject to show the utility and importance of unbiased stereology. This clear, insightful guide goes a step further than other books on this subject by demonstrating not only how to use unbiased stereology but also how to interpret and present the results. Written by the official U.S. representative to the International Society for Stereology, this is the most complete, up-to-date resource on the science of unbiased stereology. Those new to bioscience research as well as experienced practitioners will find that Mouton’s explanations are the perfect companion for stereology courses and workshops.

Author : Vyvyan Howard
Publisher : Garland Science
ISBN 13 : 0203006399
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbiased Stereology written by Vyvyan Howard and published by Garland Science. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unbiased Stereology, Second Edition is a practical guide to making unbiased 3-D measurements via the microscope. Only those stereological techniques which have been tried and tested by real application are included. Although this technology is essentially mathematical and statistical, the authors do not immerse the reader in complex analysis, but rather provide simple heuristic explanations and references to the original proof, and illustrate the theory by analogies drawn from everyday experience. To give practical experience in application of the techniques, exercises are provided at the end of each chapter, complete with detailed worked answers.

Author : Jack Glaser
Publisher : MBF Press
ISBN 13 : 0978647114
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stereology for Biological Research written by Jack Glaser and published by MBF Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Peter R. Mouton
Publisher : JHUP
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Principles and Practices of Unbiased Stereology written by Peter R. Mouton and published by JHUP. This book was released on 2002-05-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An important book for the libraries of professionals in neurobiology, neurology, and neurosurgery." -- Doody's Book Review Service

Author : Adrian Baddeley
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1135438366
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stereology for Statisticians written by Adrian Baddeley and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004-11-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Setting out the principles of stereology from a statistical viewpoint, this book focuses on both basic theory and practical implications. The authors discuss ways to effectively communicate statistical issues to clients, draw attention to common methodological errors, and provide references to essential literature. The first full text on design-based stereology opens with a review of classical and modern stereology, followed by a treatment of mathematical foundations and then on to core techniques. The final chapters discuss implementing techniques in practical sampling designs, summarize understanding of the variance of stereological estimators, and describe open problems for further research. The book also details isotropic, vertical or local sampling designs for estimating stereological parameters such as volume, surface area, particle number and spatial distribution. This extensive text offers support to statistical consultants using examples, applications and unique Advice to Consultants sections. It contains numerous literature references, bibliographic notes and nearly 150 illustrations.

Author : Mark J. West
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781936113606
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Basic Stereology for Biologists and Neuroscientists written by Mark J. West and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stereological techniques allow biologists to create quantitative, three-dimensional descriptions of biological structures from two- dimensional images of tissue viewed under the microscope. For example, they can accurately estimate the size of a particular organelle, the total length of a mass of capillaries, or the number of neurons or synapses in a particular region of the brain. This book provides a practical guide to designing and critically evaluating stereological studies of the nervous system and other tissues. It explains the basic concepts behind design-based stereology and how to get started. Also included are detailed descriptions of how to prepare tissue appropriately, perform pilot studies and decide on the appropriate sampling strategy, and account for phenomena such as tissue shrinkage. Numerous examples of applications of stereological methods that are applicable to studies of the central system and a wide variety of other tissues are explained. The book is therefore essential reading for neurobiologists and cell biologists interested in generating accurate representations of cell and tissue architecture.

Author : Eva B. Vedel Jensen
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9789810224547
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Local Stereology written by Eva B. Vedel Jensen and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1998 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a unified exposition of local-stereological methods developed within the last 15 years. The object of local stereology is to draw inference about quantitative parameters of spatial structures which can be regarded as neighbourhoods of points, called reference points. The model example is a biological cell which can be regarded as a neighbourhood of its nucleus. In local stereology, information from sections through the reference point is used. Only very weak assumptions are needed for the structure under study. For instance, specific cell shape assumptions are not necessary.In order to reach a broader audience, the book has been written not only for specialists in stereology, integral geometry and geometric measure theory. In particular, Chapter 1 is an elementary introduction to stereology and the book contains about 75 illustrations. The theory of local steroelogy involves, however, advanced mathematical tools, which constitute an important part of the book.Local-stereological methods are now in world-wide use in the microscopical study of biological tissue, and this invaluable book also contains a description of how the local methods are used in practice.

Author : Ervin E. Underwood
Publisher : Addison-Wesley
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantitative Stereology written by Ervin E. Underwood and published by Addison-Wesley. This book was released on 1970 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Walter Pfaller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642682871
Total Pages : 183 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Structure Function Correlation on Rat Kidney written by Walter Pfaller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past few decades an exceedingly large number of experimental and clinical investigations have been performed in an attempt to analyze the way in which the kidney functions. The basis for all this work was established during the nineteenth and the early twentieth century by morphologists (Bowman 1842; Hyrtl1863, 1872; Heidenhain 1874; Peter 1909; von Mollendorf 1930). All these investigators clearly outlined the extremely heterogeneous assembly of renal tissue and also defined the nephron as the smallest morphological unit. It was further the merit of these anato mists and histologists to preclude quite a number of nephron functions based merely on their careful observations. Contemporary histologists have been able to add little to these observations. Unfortunately with the introduction of physiologic in vivo et situ studies on kidneys the interest in heterogeneity waned. This lack of attention was aggravated by the introduction of the clearance techniques which cannot account for regional differences in the function of the smallest unit, the nephron. That ana tomic heterogeneity has a functional correlate was strongly suggested by Trueta et al. (1947) and vigorously stimulated a number of studies. The development of physiologic microtechniques, like micropuncture and microperfusion of single nephrons, or the perfusion of isolated nephron portions and electrophysiologic studies, enormously expanded our knowledge concerning details regarding nephron and total renal func tion.