Author/Editor		Kaczmarek, E
Title		Quantification of three-dimensional vascular patterns in renal glomeruli
Type		članek
Source		Acta Stereol
Vol. and No.		Letnik 15, št. 2
Publication year		1996
Volume		str. 147-52
Language		eng
Abstract		A method is developed for quantitative characterization of 3D capillary networks. Volume data was obtained by stacking up confocal epifluorescent images of renal glomeruli with a Zeiss CLSM. To provide the 3D data set, a region of interest containing an entire glomerulus was extracted from the volume data. A reconstruction of a capillary network with nodes representing transversal profiles of capillary lumens is made by applying a node-branch model of 3D vascular patterns. This network is used to derive the connectivity of the 3D vascular structure and the lenght and number of capillaries.
Descriptors		KIDNEY GLOMERULUS CAPILLARIES RATS ANIMALS, LABORATORY HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES