Abstract:BackgroundQuantification of B and T-cells infiltrate in minor salivary glands (MSG) of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients is an on-going challenge. It might be a powerful tool to predict pSS prognosis (1). Manual counting on serial images is the most widely used method, but is very time consuming (2).ObjectivesOur objectives were to develop and evaluate an automated digital method to quantitatively assess B and T-cell infiltrate in a whole gland section.Methods62 complete sections of MSG from well chara… Show more
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