The axolotl as an animal model for the comparison of 3-D ultrasound with plain film radiography

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 969-975

  Kulbisky, Gordon P ^a   Rickey, Daniel W ^b,c,e   Reed, Martin H ^a,d,e   Björklund, Natalie ^b   Gordon, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation   (Canada)

^d HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

3 D ultrasound; Animal model; Axolotl; Comparison study; Limb regeneration

Indexed keywords

BONE; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; GROWTH KINETICS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

ANIMAL MODEL; AXOLOTL; LIMB REGENERATION; PLAIN FILM RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BONE GROWTH; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; LIMB REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

AMBYSTOMA; ANIMALS; HINDLIMB; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REGENERATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032794122     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00040-X     Document Type: Article

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