A statistical approach to the classification of biological cells from their diffraction patterns.
An effective method of graphically representing complex biological data is presented, and a statistical classification technique is outlined including an example involving exfoliated cervical cells.
D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000166:cytology*; D003201:Computers; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis