Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34616057›Full record

ArticleNature2021

Colorimetric histology using plasmonically active microscope slides.

Eugeniu Balaur, Sandra O' Toole, Alex J Spurling, G Bruce Mann, Belinda Yeo, Kate Harvey, Catherine Sadatnajafi, Eric Hanssen, Jacqueline Orian, Keith A Nugent and 2 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Nature, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Metasurface-Enhanced Mid-Infrared Spectrochemical Imaging of Tissues.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Eugeniu BalaurAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4029-2055
Sandra O' TooleDepartment of Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia.
Alex J SpurlingCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
G Bruce MannDepartment of Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Belinda YeoMedical Oncology, Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kate HarveyThe Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Cancer Research Division, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
Catherine SadatnajafiAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3414-0728
Eric HanssenIan Holmes Imaging Center and Department of Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4064-1844
Jacqueline OrianDepartment of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science (LIMS), La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Keith A NugentAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-3478
Belinda S ParkerCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. belinda.parker@petermac.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8333-1926
Brian AbbeyAustralian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Advanced Molecular Imaging, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. b.abbey@latrobe.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6504-0503
Australian Research Council · AULa Trobe University · AUAustralian National University · AUGarvan Institute of Medical Research · AUOlivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre · AUPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AUThe Royal Melbourne Hospital · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUThe University of Sydney · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human eye can distinguish as many as 10,000 different colours but is far less sensitive to variations in intensity

Indexed as

AnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCarcinoma, Intraductal, NoninfiltratingCohort StudiesColorimetryDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHistological TechniquesHumansKi-67 AntigenMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMicroscopyKi-67 Antigen

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PMID34616057
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