Probability density functions for axial ratios of sectioning profiles of anisotropically arranged elliptical microvessels

Mathematical Biosciences

Volumn 219, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-103

  Krasnoperov, R A ^a   Gerasimov, A N ^a  

^a Proxima Technology Ltd   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Blood and lymphatic microvessels; Elliptical cylinders; Orientational distribution; Shape model; Stereology; Structural anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ELLIPTICAL CYLINDERS; ORIENTATIONAL DISTRIBUTION; SHAPE MODEL; STEREOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANISOTROPY;

ANISOTROPY; BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

ANISOTROPY; BIOENGINEERING; BLOOD; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; GAUSSIAN METHOD; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; THEORETICAL STUDY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROVASCULATURE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY;

ALGORITHMS; ANATOMY, CROSS-SECTIONAL; ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; HUMANS; MICROVESSELS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY;

EID: 67349202136     PISSN: 00255564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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