title: The evolution of scanning microphotometry: a historical review.
abstract: This article traces the evolution of scanning microphotometry from its beginning, with an emphasis on the developing technologies that have made feasible the rapid and detailed capture of high-resolution image information. Consideration is given to future directions that may prove fruitful to clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Bartels
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Descour
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ranger-Moore
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D019044:Image Cytometry / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000266:history*