Improved detection of fluorescently labeled microspheres and vessel architecture with an imaging cryomicrotome

Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 735-744

  Van Horssen, Pepijn ^a   Siebes, Maria ^a   Hoefer, Imo ^b   Spaan, Jos A E ^a   Van Den Wijngaard, Jeroen P H M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular imaging; Fluorescent microspheres; Microvascular structure; Myocardial perfusion; Separation of fluorescent labels

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT LABELS; FLUORESCENT MICROSPHERES; MICROVASCULAR; MICROVASCULAR STRUCTURE; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION;

FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LABELS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION;

MICROSPHERES;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORESCENT DYE; MICROSPHERE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DOG; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRAMICROTOMY;

ANIMALS; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; DOGS; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSPHERES;

EID: 77955472544     PISSN: 01400118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11517-010-0652-8     Document Type: Article

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