Pulmonary

 
PARAMETER TISSUE PROBE
VOLUME lung CAVALIERI/POINT-COUNTING
NUMBER alveoli in the lung CONNECTIVITY
NUMBER and VOLUME cells in the lung e.g. alveolar epithelial type II cells PHYSICAL FRACTIONATOR and NUCLEATOR
LENGTH alveoli, mean linear intercept (chord) POINT SAMPLED INTERCEPTS OR INDIRECT METHOD
LENGTH blood vessels, neuronal processes, etc. USE THE IMAGE PLANE AS THE PROBE
DESTRUCTIVE INDEX alveoli/duct space, ratio of damaged to healthy tissue by volume AREA FRACTION FRACTIONATOR
AIRSPACE FRACTION alveoli, percent by volume AREA FRACTION FRACTIONATOR
THICKNESS air blood barrier ORTHOGONAL INTERCEPTS
SURFACE air blood barrier MERZ or WEIBEL
PERCENT by VOLUME pulmonary regions e.g. intra-alveolar surfactant or edema AREA FRACTION FRACTIONATOR

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Linear Intercept

Destructive Index

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