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Can the sensitivity of the histopathological diagnosis of coeliac disease be increased and can treatment progression be monitored using mathematical modelling of histological sections? - A pilot study |
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Elsevier Urban & Partner Sp |
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10.1016/j.advms.2016.06.002 |
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Purpose: The aim of this pilot study was to attempt to define a set of equations from histological observations of tissue affected with coeliac disease (CD) to predict Marsh score. Material/methods: Tissue from 15 patients with untreated CD, 6 patients with treated CD and 9 healthy control patients were stained using the standard H&E, Giemsa's staining for tissue sections and Alcian Blue protocols. A number of histological measures were then taken from each section and the data was used to ultimately design a set of linear predictive algorithms to calculate Marsh score. Results: Using MANOVA and discriminant analysis, two linear functions were defined which could accurately predict the Marsh score of patients 62.5% (full Marsh score) to 79.2% (simplified Marsh score) of the time. Conclusions: This pilot study has shown that a set of objective histological measures can be used to define algorithms to predict Marsh score in CD patients and also monitor treatment compliance and progression. |
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Advances in Medical Sciences, 62(1), p. 136-142 |
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