Automated method and apparatus for determining characteristics o

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1991-04-01

1993-07-27

Envall, Jr., Roy N.

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382 6, G06F 1500

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ABSTRACT:
An automated method and apparatus determines characteristics of nerve fibers. The apparatus includes an imaging unit that creates a digital image data representative of an image of a cross-section of a nerve fiber to be tested; a control unit, including image processing capability, is coupled to the imaging unit and analyzes the digital image data created by the imaging unit to identify particular characteristics of the nerve fibers including axon area, the myelin sheath area, the fiber area, the myelin sheath thickness, the fiber perimeter and the fiber eccentricity.

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