title: Quantitative and analytical cytology in historical perspective.
abstract: A brief review of the historical events leading to developments of image analysis and flow cytometry is presented. The principles, accomplishments, and pitfalls of both techniques of quantitation of cell components and specific applications to markers potentially useful in cancer chemoprevention are discussed.
authors: Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10467.
authors: L G
authors: LG
authors: Koss
mesh_terms: D002477:Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000517:prevention & control