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Automation of Pap Smear Analysis: A Review and Status Report

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Pictorial Data Analysis

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NATO ASI F,volume 4))

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In most western countries approximately one fourth of all deaths are attributable to some form of cancer. It is generally believed that when a developing cancer is detected at a stage at which its extent is still limited there is a good chance that it can be eradicated, allowing the patient to continue to lead a normal life. Cancer of the uterine cervix is one type of cancer with which “early detection” and treatment of cytologically detectable precancerous abnormalities seem to lead to a significant decline in the incidence of and deaths from later stages of cancer.

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  1. Physics Dept. and Pathology Dept., University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    David J. Zahniser

  2. The Image Analysis Laboratory, Tufts New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    David J. Zahniser

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  1. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Departments, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Spatial Data Analysis Lab., Blacksburg, VA, 24061, USA

    Robert M. Haralick

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Zahniser, D.J. (1983). Automation of Pap Smear Analysis: A Review and Status Report. In: Haralick, R.M. (eds) Pictorial Data Analysis. NATO ASI Series, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82017-5_13

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