Post Mortem Image Analysis of Astrocytes of the Human Principal Olivary Nucleus Using Geometrical and Fractal Parameters

Based on their morphology, the most abundant cells within nervous tissue of central system, astrocytes, can be divided into two types, protoplasmic astrocytes and fibrous astrocytes. A further analysis brain with preserved from human principal olivary nucleus, based morphological differences age, is successfully performed in this paper. Moreover, images 294 148 146 protoplasmic, nucleus were used. Applied for first time image analysis, component was used to find informative parameters among geometrical fractal each four predefined groups, i.e., categories, measurements images. The proposed subsets representing different features distinguish astrocyte subtypes predict changes during normal aging. values adequated compared between correlated age. Significant (p < 0.05) found Euclidean monofractal parameters. In addition, significant correlations selected age subjects. upcoming iterations procedure, possible refinement upgrades are expected.