Integration of an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system into an examination incubator to facilitate in vivo imaging of cardiovascular development in higher vertebrate embryos under stable physiological conditions

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 193, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-435

  Happel, Christoph M ^a   Thrane, Lars ^b   Thommes, Jan ^c   Männer, Jörg ^d   Yelbuz, T Mesud ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular development; Examination incubator; Optical coherence tomography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CHICK EMBRYO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART DEVELOPMENT; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; VITELLINE MEMBRANE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHICK EMBRYO; INCUBATORS; TOMOGRAPHY, OPTICAL COHERENCE; VIDEO RECORDING;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 80052538821     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: 16180402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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