Mouse Skin Histology Images with Age and Location Metadata

80 histology images of mouse skin stained with Masson Trichrome stain. The dataset, authored by Manuel Rausch, includes samples from subjects aged 12 and 52 weeks, taken from dorsal or ventral locations. Images were acquired with a 10x objective on an Olympus BX53 microscope, with a pixel conversion of 645 nm per pixel.

Use Cases

• Training image segmentation models based on Masson Trichrome-stained tissue structures.
• Analyzing morphological changes in skin tissue based on subject age (12 vs. 52 weeks).
• Comparing histological features based on sample location (dorsal vs. ventral).

Strengths

• Contains 80 high-resolution .tif files with standardized acquisition using a 10x objective.
• Image filenames encode key metadata: subject age, number, and sample location.
• Pixel conversion is explicitly defined as 1 pixel = 645 nm.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset's scale is limited to 80 images from a specific experimental context.

Provenance

Source

Texas Data Repository Harvested Dataverse, authored by Manuel Rausch.

Collection Method

Mouse skin samples were fixed in formalin, processed by a commercial histology service (Histoserv Inc.), and imaged on a light microscope.

Time Range

Subject ages are 12 weeks (young) and 52 weeks (aged).

Freshness

Last updated 2024-03-18 10:44:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Histology service located in Germantown, MD, USA; microscope manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan.