title: Rapid cytophotometry and its application to diagnostic pathology.
abstract: Computer processing of microscopic imagery of cervical lesions can provide novel quantitative diagnostic information. Interpretation of this information, from the level of the image itself to that of diagnostic truth, calls for the use of appropriate data structures. The resolution of the problems of diagnostic consensus and truth may be furthered by the use of these techniques in conjunction with diagnostic expert systems. The impact of our expanded ability to differentiate and to extract diagnostic and prognostic information will lead to changes in the way we practice clinical pathology. Technologic advances have now made it possible to perform quantitative measurements in a very rapid fashion as a practical part of routine clinical pathology activity.
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008853:Microscopy / Q000295:instrumentation; D011003:Ploidies; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004247:DNA