title: Some reflections on the history, and presence of quantitative pathology.
abstract: The quantitative approach has always been present in pathology, but this approach is now practiced more often and in more numerous fields than before. Today pathology is applying DNA cytometry, morphometry, stereology, and quantitative immunohistochemistry, all less useful or useless without the quantitative approach. The present fast development of computerized instrumentation has much helped in the spread and application of quantitative principles.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Anatomia Patologica, Università di Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mariuzzi
authors.forename: Y U
authors.initials: YU
authors.lastname: Collan
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019044:Image Cytometry / Q000266:history*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000266:history; D008853:Microscopy / Q000266:history*; D015591:Microspectrophotometry / Q000266:history