TY - JOUR T1 - Grading of astrocytomas using a Quantimet 720 image-analysing computer. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 469 LP - 474 DO - 10.1136/jcp.31.5.469 VL - 31 IS - 5 AU - A J Robertson AU - J M Anderson AU - R A Brown AU - W Slidders AU - J S Beck Y1 - 1978/05/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/31/5/469.abstract N2 - Cerebral astrocytomas and undifferentiated gliomas were graded by (1) Kernohan classification on the basis of visual microscopy, and (2) optical density/area profiles obtained by automated densitometry with a Quantimet 720 image-analysing computer. In a retrospective study of 44 patients the Quantimet measurements seemed to give a more accurate assessment of prognosis than visual grading. ER -