Automated Digital Image Analysis of Islet Cell Mass Using Nikon's Inverted Eclipse Ti Microscope and Software to Improve Engraftment may Help to Advance the Therapeutic Efficacy and Accessibility of Islet Transplantation across Centers
Reliable assessment of islet viability, mass, and purity must be met prior to transplanting an islet preparation into patients with type 1 diabetes. The standard method for quantifying human islet preparations is by direct microscopic analysis of dithizone-stained islet samples, but this technique m...
Main Authors: | Valery Gmyr, Caroline Bonner, Bruno Lukowiak, Valerie Pawlowski, Nathalie Dellaleau, Sandrine Belaich, Isanga Aluka, Ericka Moermann, Julien Thevenet, Rimed Ezzouaoui, Gurvan Queniat, Francois Pattou, Julie Kerr-Conte Ph.D. |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Cell Transplantation |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3727/096368913X667493 |
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