Morphological analysis of cells (size, shape, texture, etc.) is fundamental in quantitative cytology. Anomalies and variations from the typical cell are associated with pathological situations, e.g. useful in cancer diagnosis, in cell-based screening of new active molecules, etc.
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Angulo, J. (2008). A Mathematical Morphology Approach to Cell Shape Analysis. In: Bonilla, L.L., Moscoso, M., Platero, G., Vega, J.M. (eds) Progress in Industrial Mathematics at ECMI 2006. Mathematics in Industry, vol 12. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-71992-2_87
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