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From: Integrating X-ray phase-contrast imaging and histology for comparative evaluation of breast tissue malignancies in virtual histology analysis

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A comprehensive visual correlation of the mammary lobules (the functional units of the mammary gland) and fibroadipose tissue between the histological staining techniques (a,c,d), obtained with a D-Sight F 2.0 slide scanner for digital pathology, and PhC \(\mu\)CT (b) at 4 μm. The histological techniques presented are: (a) H&E, (c) Masson’s trichromic, and (d) pancytokeratin. In the panel (a) there are two lobes, each one consisting of approximately twenty small glandular structures called acini (A) that open into a terminal duct (D). There are also indicated: adipocytes (Ad), intralobular stroma (I), interlobular stroma (E), and the terminal duct lobular unit (TDLU) inside the dashed box. In the upper left corner of each image is also visible the cauterization artifact that appears blue in H&E staining and white in PhC \(\mu\)CT images. The scalebar equals to 0.5 mm.

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