Probes

List of Design Based Probes and Estimators
Found in Stereo Investigator

• Optical Fractionator
• Optical Fractionator using number weighted section thickness (for tissue sections with varying thickness)
• Physical disector
• Physical fractionator
• Schmitz Nearest Neighbor
• Virtual spherical probe for length estimation using (Space Balls)
• Fractionator (SRS scan)
• Area fraction fractionator
• Nucleator – 2D and 3D (methods for both isotropic and vertical sections)
• Planar rotator (methods for both isotropic and vertical sections)
• Optical rotator (methods for both isotropic and vertical sections)
• Disector
• Linear disector
• Linear optical disector
• Cavalieri estimator for area and volume
• Cavalieri estimator for area fraction and volume fraction
• Cycloid estimator for Lv
• Cycloid estimator for Sv
• Combination of cycloid with the Optical Fractionator for absolute length
• Combination of planes with the Optical Fractionator for absolute length
• Isotropic Virtual Planes
• Point Slope Intercept
• Combined Intercept Point
• Isotropic Fakir method
• Discrete vertical rotator
• Surface weighted star volume
• Vertical spatial grid
• Surfactor
• Merz test system
• Conneulor
• Weibel dash test system
• Size distribution analysis with Cavalieri estimator
• G function estimators
• Design your own probe layouts including counting frames, point grids, lines, and cycloids

Probe Matrix

The table above lists all probes in Stereo Investigator (column 1) and the matching application (horizontal, across the top).