An evaluation of meniscal collagenous structure using optical projection tomography

BMC Medical Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Andrews, Stephen H J ^a   Ronsky, Janet L ^a,b   Rattner, Jerome B ^b   Shrive, Nigel G ^a,b   Jamniczky, Heather A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Collagen structure; Meniscus; Optical projection tomography

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOVINAE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYTOLOGY; HINDLIMB; KNEE MENISCUS; PROCEDURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MENISCI, TIBIAL; STIFLE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880334635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2342-13-21     Document Type: Article

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