Novel use of X-ray micro computed tomography to image rat sciatic nerve and integration into scaffold

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-44

  Watling, C P ^a   Lago, N ^b   Benmerah, S ^c   FitzGerald, J J ^d   Tarte, E ^c   McMahon, S ^b   Lacour, S P ^a   Cameron, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Nerve scaffold; Osmium tetroxide; Rat sciatic nerve; Staining; X ray micro computed tomography

Indexed keywords

OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; MALE; MATERIALS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NANOFABRICATION; NERVE TRACT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE REGENERATION; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; SCIATIC NERVE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77950461658     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.01.032     Document Type: Article

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