Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10827108 | Microvascular Research | 2012 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Capillary networks in mice were assessed using tomography data quantitatively. ⺠The processing includes segmentation, skeletonization, and vectorization of tomograms. ⺠The mean diameter of capillaries in healthy tissue is twice as large as in cancerous tissue. ⺠SRμCT in phase contrast mode is appropriate for the tumor vessel visualization.
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Authors
Sabrina Lang, Bert Müller, Marco D. Dominietto, Philippe C. Cattin, Irene Zanette, Timm Weitkamp, Simone E. Hieber,