Imaging and analysis of angiogenesis for skin transplantation by microangiography

A. P. Condurache, T. Aach, S. Grzybowski, H. G. Machens

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Abstract

The success of skin transplantations depends on a proper revascularization of the transplanted tissue. Angiogenesis (vessel growth) in the transplanted dermal matrices can be stimulated by administering different drugs. To evaluate the effectiveness of different drug treatments in an experimental setting using laboratory animals, vessels in transplant samples are visualized by so-called micro-angiograms, i.e., X-ray images after contrast agent injection. We describe a framework for the acquisition of such micro-angiograms as well as for the subsequent semi-automatic analysis of angiogenesis. Central to our analysis is the segmentation of small fasciocutaneous vessels in the transplant sample.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2005, ICIP 2005
Pages1250-1253
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventIEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2005, ICIP 2005 - Genova, Italy
Duration: 11 Sep 200514 Sep 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1522-4880

Conference

ConferenceIEEE International Conference on Image Processing 2005, ICIP 2005
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityGenova
Period11/09/0514/09/05

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