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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of HEALTH SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of HISTOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY
Masters with Thesis
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of HEALTH SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of HISTOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY / Masters with Thesis
Katalog Ana Sayfa
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HIS5132Measurements methods in Stereology2+0+2ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of HISTOLOGY and EMBRYOLOGY
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face, Lab work , Practical
Contact Hours14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures and 2 hours of laboratory per week
Lecturer--
Co-LecturerNone
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
To learn numerical values obtain from histological images
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Be able to say estimation of volume values on histological images1,41,4,5
PO - 2 : Be able to say estimation of total numerical values on histological images1,41,4,5
PO - 3 : Be able to say estimation of total surface area on histological images 1,41,4,5
PO - 4 : Be able to say estimation of lenght values on histological images 1,41,4,5
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Estimation of volume values on histological images Estimation of total numerical values on histological images Estimation of total surface area on histological images Estimation of lenght values on histological images
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1The methods of volume calculations
 Week 2Point scala field measurements
 Week 3Volume ratio calculations
 Week 4Component volume calculations
 Week 5Cavalieri method
 Week 6Optical dissector
 Week 7Archimedian principle
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Physical dissector
 Week 10Optical fractionator
 Week 11Physical fractionator
 Week 12Lab exam
 Week 13Estimation of total surface area
 Week 14Estimation of length value
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Howard CV, Reed MG. Unbiased Stereology: Three dimensional measurement in microscopy. Oxford: Bios Scientific Publishers; 1998.
 
Recommended Reading
1Hayat, M.A., 2000. Principles and Techniques of Electron Microscopy. Biological Applications, 4th edition, 543pp. Cambridge University Press.
2Junqueıra L. C. , Carneiro J. (Çeviri Editörü: Aytekin Y. , Solakoğlu S. ), 2006, Temel Histoloji, Nobel Tıp Katabevleri, Ankara.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 2 30
Laboratory exam 12 2 20
End-of-term exam 16 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term