noun
- the three-dimensional interpretation of two-dimensional cross sections of materials or structures
Usage: scientific; technical
Examples
- Stereology is used in materials science to analyze the internal structure of metals.
- The researcher applied stereology techniques to estimate the volume fraction of particles in the sample.
- Medical pathologists use stereology to quantify tissue components from microscopic sections.
- Stereology provides unbiased estimates of geometric properties from random sections.
- The stereology method helped determine the surface area of cellular structures.
- Scientists rely on stereology to convert 2D microscope images into 3D structural information.