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Published in: Journal of Medical Systems 4/2012

01-08-2012 | Original Paper

Image Analysis Tools for Evaluation of Microscopic Views of Immunohistochemically Stained Specimen in Medical Research–a Review

Authors: Keerthana Prasad, Gopalakrishna K. Prabhu

Published in: Journal of Medical Systems | Issue 4/2012

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to review the methods being used for image analysis of microscopic views of immunohistochemically stained specimen in medical research. The solutions available range from general purpose software to commercial packages. Many studies have developed their own custom written programs based on some general purpose software available. Many groups have reported development of computer aided image analysis programs aiming at obtaining faster, simpler and cheaper solutions. Image analysis tools namely Aperio, Lucia, Metaview, Metamorph, ImageJ, Scion, Adobe Photoshop, Image Pro Plus are also used for evaluation of expressions using immunohistochemical staining. An overview of such methods used for image analysis is provided in this paper. This study concludes that there is good scope for development of freely available software for staining intensity quantification, which a medical researcher could easily use without requiring high level computer skills.
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Metadata
Title
Image Analysis Tools for Evaluation of Microscopic Views of Immunohistochemically Stained Specimen in Medical Research–a Review
Authors
Keerthana Prasad
Gopalakrishna K. Prabhu
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Medical Systems / Issue 4/2012
Print ISSN: 0148-5598
Electronic ISSN: 1573-689X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10916-011-9737-7

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