A strategy to quantitatively analyze histological data in the bone marrow is presented. Confocal microscopy of fluorescently labeled cells in tissue sections results in 2-dimensional images, which are automatically analyzed. Co-localization analyses of different cell types are compared to data from simulated images, giving quantitative information about cellular interactions.
Zehentmeier, S., Cseresnyes, Z., Escribano Navarro, J., Niesner, R. A., Hauser, A. E. Automated Quantification of Hematopoietic Cell – Stromal Cell Interactions in Histological Images of Undecalcified Bone. J. Vis. Exp. (98), e52544, doi:10.3791/52544 (2015).