title: [Morphometry of the endothelium using automated television image analysis].
abstract: Report on the use of a new image processing system (IPS) for automated morphometry of the corneal endothelium. The method is demonstrated with endothelial photographs taken with the aid of a Keeler-Konan wide angle specular microscope. The original picture is enlarged ten times, then digitized, detected, and analyzed. Areas containing 100-250 endothelial cells can be evaluated automatically. Depending on the quality of the photographs, larger areas sometimes require interaction by the investigator. The evaluation of a 621-cell picture is demonstrated step by step. The time saving which the method offers and its objectivity are discussed, as well as its use in combination with different specular microscopes.
mesh_terms: D002452:Cell Count; D003315:Cornea / Q000166:cytology*; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013690:Television
vernacular_title: Endothelmorphometrie durch automatisierte Fernsehbildanalyse.