Abstract：
:A new method for measuring the size of parasites and other objects using optical microscopy was developed using a specifically designed movable computer ruler (MCR) derived from digital images of a stage micrometer. Subsequently, MCR can be superimposed on images of parasites to measure their size. MCR derived from the stage micrometer under a particular objective lens can be used to measure the size of an object acquired by the same lens/microscope/camera system. The conditions are fixed for every superimposed image including width, height, pixel number and density. The MCR was tested using selected parasites, and shown to be as accurate as the ocular micrometer disk, screw micrometer eyepiece and image analysis software. The lower technical complexity of the MCR method makes it applicable even in laboratories with limited resources.
journal_name
Exp Parasitoljournal_title
Experimental parasitologyauthors
Otify YZdoi
10.1016/j.exppara.2011.10.008subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-01-01 00:00:00pages
1-5issue
1eissn
0014-4894issn
1090-2449pii
S0014-4894(11)00308-0journal_volume
130pub_type
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Experimental parasitology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.exppara.2009.04.010
更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Experimental parasitology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Experimental parasitology
pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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