Abstract
Volume density (V(v)) is a morphometric parameter used to detect pathological changes within renal tissue. To establish the most efficient technique, V(v) of the mesangium in renal biopsies was studied. First, a digitizing tablet was used to trace mesangial and total glomerular areas, subsequently used to calculate V(v) of the mesangium. Secondly, a point counting technique was tested using either a 16-point or an 81-point grid; the number of grid points falling on the mesangium and glomerulus was used to calculate mesangial V(v). The digitizing tablet, the 81-point grid and the 16-point grid all gave equivalent V(v) for the 15 biopsies. The 81-point grid and the 16-point grid were, respectively, 1.9 and 3.2-fold faster than the digitizing tablet. Since all techniques gave comparable results, the 16-point grid was the most efficient.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 182-186 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Nephron |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
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