Merz formulas
All stereological formulas
Length of semi-circle (L)
- d: Circle diameter
Surface area per unit volume (Sv)
- I: Number of intercepts
- l/p: Length of half-circle per point
- P: Number of points
We use l/1 for length since there is one point per half-circle.
References
Howard, C. V., Reed, M. G. (2010). Unbiased stereology. Liverpool, UK: QTP Publications. {See equation 6.4}
Weibel, E.R. (1979). Stereological Methods. Vol. 1: Practical methods for biological morphometry. London, UK: Academic Press.