Contrast-Enhanced Microtomographic Characterisation of Vessels in Native Bone and Engineered Vascularised Grafts Using Ink-Gelatin Perfusion and Phosphotungstic Acid.

Sarah SutterAtanas TodorovTarek IsmailAlexander HaumerIlario FulcoGeorg SchulzArnaud ScherberichAlexandre Kaempfen Ivan MartinDirk J Schaefer

Published in: Contrast media & molecular imaging (2017)

We present a relatively inexpensive and easy-to-perform two-step method to analyse bone and vessels by μCT, suitable to assess a variety of bone-regenerative strategies.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted
bone mineral density
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
bone regeneration
diffusion weighted imaging
stem cells
soft tissue
bone loss
dual energy
mesenchymal stem cells
postmenopausal women
cell therapy
tissue engineering
bone marrow