A comparison of three different micro-tomography systems for accurate determination of microvascular parameters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7078, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lee, P D ^a   Atwood, R C ^a   Rockett, P ^a   Konerding, M A ^b   Jones, J R ^a   Mitchell, C A ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrosion casting; Image analysis; Tissue scaffolds; Vasculature; X Ray tomography

Indexed keywords

CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CORROSION; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TOMOGRAPHY; VEGETATION; X RAYS;

A STABLES; ANGIOGENESIS; CASTING TECHNIQUES; COMPLEX STRUCTURES; CT SYSTEMS; EMBRYOGENESIS ,; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HOST TISSUES; IN-VIVO; LABORATORY SCALES; MEDICAL RESEARCHES; MICROVASCULAR; MICROVASCULAR NETWORKS; MICROVASCULATURE; MORPHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NEONATAL MOUSE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATIONS; TISSUE SAMPLES; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEMS; TUMOR GROWTHS; VASCULAR CORROSION CASTINGS; VASCULAR NETWORKS; VASCULAR SUPPLIES; VASCULATURE; X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 56249086828     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.795558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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