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1 May 2011 Confocal imaging reveals three-dimensional fine structure difference between ventral and dorsal nerve roots
Yuxiang Wu, Xiaohua Lv, Shaoqun Zeng, Tao Sui, Xiaojian Cao, Peng Sun
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Funded by: National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Nature Science Foundation of China, National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars, National Science Fund
Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 16, Issue 5, 050502 (May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3575167
Abstract
Peripheral nerve injury repair is one of the most challenging problems in neurosurgery, partially due to lack of knowledge of three-dimensional (3-D) fine structure and organization of peripheral nerves. In this paper, we explored the structures of nerve fibers in ventral and dorsal nerves with a laser scanning confocal microscopy. Thick tissue staining results suggested that nerve fibers have a different 3-D structure in ventral and dorsal nerves, and reconstruction from serial sectioning images showed that in ventral nerves the nerve fibers travel in a winding form, while in dorsal nerves, the nerve fibers form in a parallel cable pattern. These structural differences could help surgeons to differentiate ventral and dorsal nerves in peripheral nerve injury repair, and also facilitate scientists to get a deeper understanding about nerve fiber organization.
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Yuxiang Wu, Xiaohua Lv, Shaoqun Zeng, Tao Sui, Xiaojian Cao, and Peng Sun "Confocal imaging reveals three-dimensional fine structure difference between ventral and dorsal nerve roots," Journal of Biomedical Optics 16(5), 050502 (1 May 2011). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3575167
Published: 1 May 2011
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KEYWORDS
Nerve
Optical fibers
Confocal microscopy
3D image processing
Laser scanners
Injuries
3D image reconstruction
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