A Manual of Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology [Paperback]

I: Theoretical Background.- 1 The Case for Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology.- References.- 2 Diagnosis Making: Error Sources.- 2.1 The Problem.- 2.2 The Diagnosis Making Process.- 2.3 Morphological Facts.- 2.4 Stages in the Analytical Diagnostic Process.- 2.5 Error Sources in Diagnosis Making.- 2.6 Psychological Consequences.- 2.7 Summary.- References.- 3 Obtaining Quantitative Data.- 3.1 Quantitative Microscopy.- 3.2 Measurements in Tissue Sections: the Problem of Dimension Reduction.- 3.3 What is Stereology?.- 3.4 The Scope of Stereology and Planimetry.- 3.5 Counting of Elements - Mitotic Counts.- 3.6 The Historical Lines.- 3.7 Stereology and Morphometry.- 3.8 Scanning (Cyto)photometry.- 3.9 Flow Cyto(photo)metry.- 3.10 Digital Image (Picture) Processing.- References.- 4 Classification of New Cases: Some Aspects of Single and Multivariate Analysis.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 The Problem of Overlap.- 4.3 Receiver Operating Characteristic Curve.- 4.4 Decision Rules.- 4.5 Decision Trees.- 4.6 Multivariate Analysis.- 4.7 Number of Features and Objects Used in the Analysis.- 4.8 Numerical Classification Probabilities.- 4.9 Non-linear Discriminant Analysis.- 4.10 Objectives of Decision Rules.- 4.11 Summary.- References.- 5 Structural Morphology.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 The Structural Model.- References.- II: Applications of Morphometry in Diagnostic Pathology.- 6 Applications of Morphometry in Tumour Pathology.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Endometrium: Hyperplasia or Carcinoma.- References.- 6.3 Myometrium: Leiomyoma or Leiomyosarcoma.- References.- 6.4 Ovary: Borderline or Malignant Tumour.- References.- 6.5 Cervix: Squamous Cell Changes in Condyloma Acumination and Dysplasia.- References.- 6.6 Cervix: Adenocarcinoma in Situ.- References.- 6.7 Mesothelial Cells: Morphometric Distinction Between Benign and Malignant in Pleural Fluid.- References.- 6.8 Pleural Lesion: Histological Distinction Between Malignant Mesothelioma, Benign Lesion and Carcinoma Metastases by Morphometrl&