Image correlation algorithm for measuring lymphocyte velocity and diameter changes in contracting microlymphatics

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-396

  Dixon, J Brandon ^a,b   Gashev, Anatoliy A ^b   Zawieja, David C ^b   Moore Jr , James E ^a   Coté, Gerard L ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

^b EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Flow; Image correlation; Lymph velocity; Lymphatics; Vessel contraction

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD VESSELS; BODY FLUIDS; FLOW MEASUREMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRESS;

HIGH SPEED VIDEO MICROSCOPY SYSTEM; IMAGE CORRELATION; LYMPH VELOCITY; MICROLYMPHATICS; VESSEL CONTRACTION;

CELL CULTURE;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; LYMPHATIC VESSELS; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33847270859     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-006-9225-2     Document Type: Article

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