Imaging the aqueous humor outflow pathway in human eyes by three-dimensional micro-computed tomography (3D micro-CT)

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-111

  Hann, Cheryl R ^a   Bentley, Michael D ^b   Vercnocke, Andrew ^c   Ritman, Erik L ^c   Fautsch, Michael P ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MAYO GRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

3D micro CT; Anterior segment; Collector channels; Intrascleral vasculature; Outflow pathway; Schlemm's canal; Three dimensional micro computed tomography

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; AQUEOUS HUMOR OUTFLOW; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EYE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMERSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OCULAR BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHLEMM CANAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AQUEOUS HUMOR; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; TISSUE DONORS; TISSUE FIXATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRABECULAR MESHWORK;

EID: 79451469694     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.12.010     Document Type: Article

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