Morphometry by computerized three-dimensional reconstruction of the hypogastric plexus of a human fetus

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-31

  Hounnou, G M ^a,b   Uhl, J F ^a   Plaisant, O ^a   Delmas, V ^a  

^a Institut d'Anatomie de Paris   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Human fetus; Hypogastric plexus; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMALE; FETUS; FRANCE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INNERVATION; MICROCOMPUTER; MORPHOMETRICS; PELVIC GIRDLE; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SECTION; TOPOGRAPHY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISCERA;

FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; HYPOGASTRIC PLEXUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 0038302337     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-002-0091-9     Document Type: Article

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