Quantification and Statistical Analysis Methods for Vessel Wall Components from Stained Images with Masson's Trichrome.

PURPOSE:To develop a digital image processing method to quantify structural components (smooth muscle fibers and extracellular matrix) in the vessel wall stained with Masson's trichrome, and a statistical method suitable for small sample sizes to analyze the results previously obtained. METHODS...

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Main Authors: Pablo Hernández-Morera, Irene Castaño-González, Carlos M Travieso-González, Blanca Mompeó-Corredera, Francisco Ortega-Santana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4711946?pdf=render