Image analysis and grading of prostate adenocarcinoma

✍ Scribed by H. G. Poel; J. A. Schalken; F. M. J. Debruyne

• Book ID: 104654535
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1991
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 993 KB
• Volume: 9
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0724-4983
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00184039

✦ Synopsis

The multitude of grading systems proposed for prostate adenocarcinoma illustrate the putative value of tumor grading as a predictor of prognosis. However, it also indicates the uncertainty and subjectivity of visual grading, as is confirmed by the results of several studies. Recent computer techniques enable fast image processing of microscoping images. Hence, a quantitative assessment of cellular and nuclear features can be obtained, eliminating subjectivity of visual grading. DNA-analysis and morphometric karyometry can be valuable for predicting prognosis in prostate tumors. For routine use, however, standardized preparatory techniques are mandatory. Up till now image analysis of microscopic images is a useful tool in addition to visual grading. Further standardization, inter-as well as intra-laboratory, is necessary to elaborate its value as a reproducible tool in tumor grading.