Analytical Cellular Pathology (Jan 2010)

Rapid Quantification of Myocardial Fibrosis: A New Macro-Based Automated Analysis

  • Awal M. Hadi,
  • Koen T. B. Mouchaers,
  • Ingrid Schalij,
  • Katrien Grunberg,
  • Gerrit A. Meijer,
  • Anton Vonk-Noordegraaf,
  • Willem J. van der Laarse,
  • Jeroen A. M. Beliën

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3233/ACP-CLO-2010-0548
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 33, no. 5-6
pp. 257 – 269

Abstract

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Background: Fibrosis is associated with various cardiac pathologies and dysfunction. Current quantification methods are time-consuming and laborious. We describe a semi-automated quantification technique for myocardial fibrosis and validated this using traditional methods.