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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1999; 12(04): 196-197
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632490
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A Method of Quantifying Microangiograms

J. W. Wilson
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Mimi Arighi
1   From the Department of Clinical Studies, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Publication History

Received 29 July 1998

Accepted 22 March 1999

Publication Date:
08 February 2018 (online)

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Summary

A method is proposed which can quantify the vascularity depicted in microangiograms. Total vascular area depicted in the microangiogram is measured using an image analyser. Vessel diameters and frequency are determined using standard stereological methods. Using the incidence of measured vessel diameters, the measured vascular area, and minimal mathematical manipulation, a distribution curve of possible vascular volumes can be constructed. When combined with sample volume, statistical data relevant to vessel diameters and volumes can be derived. This calculation is not meant as a substitute to stereological methods for quantifying vascularity using thin sections, only as a quantitative adjunct to microangiograms and descriptive microangiography.

A method is proposed which can provide statistical data relevant to vessel diameters and volumes depicted in microangiograms.

Keywords

Microangiogram - vascular volume - vessel diameter - statistical quantification
 

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