Analysis of the Fetal Placental Vascular Tree by X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography
A Langheinrich, J Wienhard, B Hau, S Vorman, M Zygmunt, RM Bohle, WS Rau · RöFo - Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebenden Verfahren · 2004 · Heft 05
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Ziele: The current understanding of the placental vascular tree largely derives from time-consuming morphometric analyses performed by conventional histology, electron microscopy of corrosion casts and three-dimensional reconstructions based on physical tissue sections. In the present study, we demonstrate for the first time that micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) emerges as a new, non-destructive and fast tool for imaging and quantifying fetoplacental vasculature. Methode: Term placentae (n=5) were perfused with contrast agent consisting of barium-sulfate, gelatine and thymol shortly after caesarean-section-d…
