Volume 5, Issue 4 pp. 313-326
Review Article

Technologies supporting analytical cytology: clinical, research and drug discovery applications

Ivana K. Cecic

Ivana K. Cecic

Integrative Oncology Department, BC Cancer Research Centre, 675 West 10 th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Gerald Li

Gerald Li

Integrative Oncology Department, BC Cancer Research Centre, 675 West 10 th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Calum MacAulay

Corresponding Author

Calum MacAulay

Integrative Oncology Department, BC Cancer Research Centre, 675 West 10 th Ave, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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First published: 23 January 2012
Citations: 3

Abstract

The tools and techniques developed for analytical cytology have become invaluable in expanding the development of cancer screening programs and biomarker discovery for personalized medicine. Detecting cellular, molecular, and functional changes of diseased tissue as defined by quantitative analytical methodologies has enhanced the field of medical diagnostics and prognostics. The focus of this review is to outline applications and recent technical advances in flow cytometry, laser scanning cytometry, image cytometry, and quantitative image analysis, as they pertain to clinical, research, and drug discovery applications. (© 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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