Stereology of arbitrary particles* a review of unbiased number and size estimators and the presentation of some new ones, in memory of william r. thompson

HJG Gundersen - Journal of microscopy, 1986 - Wiley Online Library
This paper deals with isolated, countable items, often termed particles, in three‐dimensional
space. Its substance is the unbiased stereological estimation of the number, height, surface
and volume of such particles without any assumptions about their shape. The full range of
estimators is described, some of them for the first time, some in an improved form, several in
more than one version, and all of them under the single, absolute requirement that one can
in fact identify what one is quantifying on sections. In terms of the minimal number of …

Stereology of arbitrary particles

HJG Gundersen - Journal of microscopy, 1986 - articles.researchsolutions.com
The full range of estimators is described, some of them for the first time, some in an improved
form, several in more than one version, and all of them under the single, absolute
requirement that one can in fact identify what one is quantifying on sections. Abstract:
SUMMARY This paper deals with isolated, countable items, often termed particles, in three‐
dimensional space. Its substance is the unbiased stereological estimation of the number,
height, surface and volume of such particles without any assumptions about their shape. The …