PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J Crocker AU - E L Jones AU - R C Curran TI - A comparative study of nuclear form factor, area and diameter in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas and reactive lymph nodes. AID - 10.1136/jcp.36.3.298 DP - 1983 Mar 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 298--302 VI - 36 IP - 3 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/36/3/298.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/36/3/298.full SO - J Clin Pathol1983 Mar 01; 36 AB - The mean nuclear area, maximum nuclear diameter (Dmax) and form factor (FF) have been measured in 30 specimens of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and 10 reactive lymph nodes, using the Reichert-Jung (Kontron) MOP-AMO3 image analyzer. Nuclear area and Dmax were found to be greater in high-grade NHL than in low-grade lymphomas and reactive nodes. In addition, there was close correlation between nuclear area and Dmax, especially for low-grade NHL and reactive specimens. As a means of distinguishing between high- and low-grade lymphomas, however, the FF appears to be of little value.