Automated Sputum Cytometry for Detection of Intraepithelial Neoplasias in the Lung

Background: Despite the benefits of early lung cancer detection, no effective strategy for early screening and treatment exists, partly due to a lack of effective surrogate biomarkers. Our novel sputum biomarker, the Combined Score (CS), uses automated image cytometric analysis of ploidy and nuclear...

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Main Authors: Gerald Li, Martial Guillaud, Jean LeRiche, Annette McWilliams, Adi Gazdar, Stephen Lam, Calum MacAulay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Analytical Cellular Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ACP-2012-0053