Analysis of micro-vasculature in whole kidney specimens using Micro-CT

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5535, Issue , 2004, Pages 53-64

  Sled, John G ^a,c   Marxen, Michael ^b,c   Henkelman, R Mark ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Kidney; Micro computed tomography; Microvasculature; Mouse; Parallel vessels; Segmentation; Skeletonization

Indexed keywords

KIDNEY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (MICRO-CT); MICROVASCULATURE; MOUSE; PARALLEL VESSELS; SKELETONIZATION;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BLOOD; DATA ACQUISITION; DISEASES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; STRAIN; VISCOSITY;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 15844386777     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.559731     Document Type: Conference Paper

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