Vasculogenesis and Angiogenesis in the First Trimester Human Placenta: An Innovative 3D Study Using an Immersive Virtual Reality System

Placenta

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-222

  van Oppenraaij, R H F ^a   Koning, A H J ^a   Lisman, B A ^b   Boer, K ^b   van den Hoff, M J B ^b   van der Spek, P J ^a   Steegers, E A P ^a   Exalto, N ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy; Placenta vascularization; Vasculogenesis; Virtual Reality

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; HOLOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST;

EID: 59849120344     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2008.12.014     Document Type: Article

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