Development of biodegradable polymeric stents for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases

Y Shen, X Yu, J Cui, F Yu, M Liu, Y Chen, J Wu, B Sun… - Biomolecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cardiovascular disease has become the leading cause of death. A vascular stent is an
effective means for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. In recent years, biodegradable …

High resolution imaging of human development: shedding light on contrast agents

K Jacobs, D Docter, L de Smit, HAM Korfage, SC Visser… - Neuroradiology, 2024 - Springer
Background Visualizing (micro) vascular structures remains challenging for researchers and
clinicians due to limitations in traditional radiological imaging methods. Exploring the role of …

Innovative high-resolution microCT imaging of animal brain vasculature

R Hlushchuk, D Haberthür, P Soukup, SF Barré… - Brain Structure and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Analysis of the angioarchitecture and quantification of the conduit vessels and
microvasculature is of paramount importance for understanding the physiological and …

A versatile vessel casting method for fine mapping of vascular networks using a hydrogel-based lipophilic dye solution

J Zhu, X Liu, J Xu, Y Deng, P Wang, Z Liu, Q Yang… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
Efficient labeling of the vasculature is important for understanding the organization of
vascular networks. Here, we propose VALID, a vessel-labeling method that enables …

High-resolution micro-CT for 3D infarct characterization and segmentation in mice stroke models

R Pinto, J Matula, M Gomez-Lazaro, M Sousa… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Characterization of brain infarct lesions in rodent models of stroke is crucial to
assess stroke pathophysiology and therapy outcome. Until recently, the analysis of brain …

[HTML][HTML] Durability assessment of hydrogel mountings for contrast-enhanced micro-ct

T Hildebrand, J Novak, LP Nogueira, AR Boccaccini… - Micron, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) provides valuable data for studying soft tissue,
though it is often affected by sample movement during scans and low contrast in X-ray …

Non-invasive in situ visualization of the murine cranial vasculature

JS Rosenblum, AJ Cappadona, PP Lookian… - Cell reports …, 2022 - cell.com
Understanding physiologic and pathologic central nervous system function depends on our
ability to map the entire in situ cranial vasculature and neurovascular interfaces. To …

From Corrosion Casting to Virtual Dissection: Contrast‐Enhanced Vascular Imaging using Hafnium Oxide Nanocrystals

E Goossens, L Deblock, L Caboor, DV Eynden… - Small …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vascular corrosion casting is a method used to visualize the three dimensional (3D)
anatomy and branching pattern of blood vessels. A polymer resin is injected in the vascular …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular casting of adult and early postnatal mouse lungs for micro-CT imaging

RH Knutsen, LM Gober, JR Sukinik… - Journal of …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Blood vessels form intricate networks in 3-dimensional space. Consequently, it is difficult to
visually appreciate how vascular networks interact and behave by observing the surface of a …

3D visualization and morphometric analysis of spinal motion segments and vascular networks: A synchrotron radiation‐based micro‐CT study in mice

Z Guo, C Li, Y Cao, L Jiang, Y Zhang, P Li… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The structure of spinal motion segments and spinal vasculature is complicated. Visualizing
the three‐dimensional (3D) structure of the spine may provide guidance for spine surgery …