Stereology of single objects |
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| Authors: | L M Cruz-Orive |
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| Affiliation: | Departamento de Matemáticas, Estadística y Computación, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cantabria, Avda. Los Castros s/n, E-39005 Santander, Spain |
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| Abstract: | Systematic stacks of Cavalieri type, spatial grids, vertical sections and projections, etc., are recent sampling tools for the stereology of single objects, namely of isolated objects that can be orientated and scanned at will in a prescribed way. The increasing use of modern noninvasive scanning devices is facing potential users with the challenge of encompassing the necessary knowledge to implement 'good' stereology. The present paper presents a coherent set of recent stereological methods for single objects in a historical perspective, emphasizing the fact that all relevant techniques — old and new — emanate from a common, relatively small set of basic principles. |
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| Keywords: | Buffon needle Cavalieri estimator design-based stereology disector fakir estimator fractionator isotropic uniform random object length model-based stereology particle number spatial grid surface area test system total vertical projections vertical sections vertical slices vertical spatial grid volume |
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