Focused scores enable reliable discrimination of small differences in steatosis

• Main Authors: André Homeyer (Author), Seddik Hammad (Author), Lars Ole Schwen (Author), Uta Dahmen (Author), Henning Höfener (Author), Yan Gao (Author), Steven Dooley (Author), Andrea Schenk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Automated image analysis enables quantitative measurement of steatosis in histological images. However, spatial heterogeneity of steatosis can make quantitative steatosis scores unreliable. To improve the reliability, we have developed novel scores that are "focused" on...