Talk:Episcopic Fluorescence Image Capture
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2015
Spatial Change of Cruciate Ligaments in Rat Embryo Knee Joint by Three-Dimensional Reconstruction
PLoS One. 2015 Jun 22;10(6):e0131092. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131092. eCollection 2015.
Zhang X1, Aoyama T1, Takaishi R1, Higuchi S1, Yamada S2, Kuroki H1, Takakuwa T1.
Abstract
This study aimed to analyze the spatial developmental changes of rat cruciate ligaments by three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction using episcopic fluorescence image capture (EFIC). Cruciate ligaments of Wister rat embryos between embryonic day (E) 16 and E20 were analyzed. Samples were sectioned and visualized using EFIC. 3D reconstructions were generated using Amira software. The length of the cruciate ligaments, distances between attachment points to femur and tibia, angles of the cruciate ligaments and the cross angle of the cruciate ligaments were measured. The shape of cruciate ligaments was clearly visible at E17. The lengths of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) increased gradually from E17 to E19 and drastically at E20. Distances between attachment points to the femur and tibia gradually increased. The ACL angle and PCL angle gradually decreased. The cross angle of the cruciate ligaments changed in three planes. The primordium of the 3D structure of rat cruciate ligaments was constructed from the early stage, with the completion of the development of the structures occurring just before birth.
PMID 26098761 PMCID: PMC4476736 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131092
2014
A detailed comparison of mouse and human cardiac development
Pediatr Res. 2014 Dec;76(6):500-7. doi: 10.1038/pr.2014.128. Epub 2014 Aug 28.
Krishnan A1, Samtani R2, Dhanantwari P3, Lee E4, Yamada S5, Shiota K5, Donofrio MT6, Leatherbury L1, Lo CW7.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Mouse mutants are used to model human congenital cardiovascular disease. Few studies exist comparing normal cardiovascular development in mice vs. humans. We carried out a systematic comparative analysis of mouse and human fetal cardiovascular development. METHODS: Episcopic fluorescence image capture (EFIC) was performed on 66 wild-type mouse embryos from embryonic day (E) 9.5 to birth; 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional datasets were compared with EFIC and magnetic resonance images from a study of 52 human fetuses (Carnegie stage 13-23). RESULTS: Time course of atrial, ventricular, and outflow septation were outlined and followed a similar sequence in both species. Bilateral venae cavae and prominent atrial appendages were seen in the mouse fetus; in human fetuses, atrial appendages were small, and a single right superior vena cava was present. In contrast to humans with separate pulmonary vein orifices, a pulmonary venous confluence with one orifice enters the left atrium in mice. CONCLUSION: The cardiac developmental sequences observed in mouse and human fetuses are comparable, with minor differences in atrial and venous morphology. These comparisons of mouse and human cardiac development strongly support that mouse morphogenesis is a good model for human development.
PMID 25167202 PMCID: PMC4233008 DOI: 10.1038/pr.2014.128
2010
Developmental atlas of the early first trimester human embryo
Dev Dyn. 2010 Jun;239(6):1585-95. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.22316.
Yamada S1, Samtani RR, Lee ES, Lockett E, Uwabe C, Shiota K, Anderson SA, Lo CW.
Abstract
Rapid advances in medical imaging are facilitating the clinical assessment of first-trimester human embryos at increasingly earlier stages. To obtain data on early human development, we used magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and episcopic fluorescence capture (EFIC) to acquire digital images of human embryos spanning the time of dynamic tissue remodeling and organogenesis (Carnegie stages 13 to 23). These imaging data sets are readily resectioned digitally in arbitrary planes, suitable for rapid high-resolution three-dimensional (3D) observation. Using these imaging datasets, a web-accessible digital Human Embryo Atlas (http://apps.devbio.pitt.edu/humanatlas/) was created containing serial 2D images of human embryos in three standard histological planes: sagittal, frontal, and transverse. In addition, annotations and 3D reconstructions were generated for visualizing different anatomical structures. Overall, this Human Embryo Atlas is a unique resource that provides morphologic data of human developmental anatomy that can accelerate basic research investigations into developmental mechanisms that underlie human congenital anomalies.
PMID 20503356 PMCID: PMC3401072 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22316
2002
Phenotyping transgenic embryos: a rapid 3-D screening method based on episcopic fluorescence image capturing
Nat Genet. 2002 Jan;30(1):59-65. Epub 2001 Dec 17.
Weninger WJ1, Mohun T.
Abstract
We describe a technique suitable for routine three-dimensional (3-D) analysis of mouse embryos that is based on episcopic fluorescence images captured during serial sectioning of wax-embedded specimens. We have used this procedure to describe the cardiac phenotype and associated blood vessels of trisomic 16 (Ts16) and Cited2-null mutant mice, as well as the expression pattern of an Myf5 enhancer/beta-galactosidase transgene. The consistency of the images and their precise alignment are ideally suited for 3-D analysis using video animations, virtual resectioning or commercial 3-D reconstruction software packages. Episcopic fluorescence image capturing (EFIC) provides a simple and powerful tool for analyzing embryo and organ morphology in normal and transgenic embryos.
PMID 11743576 DOI: 10.1038/ng785
1998
A new episcopic method for rapid 3-D reconstruction: applications in anatomy and embryology
Anat Embryol (Berl). 1998 May;197(5):341-8.
Weninger WJ1, Meng S, Streicher J, Müller GB.
Abstract
The topographic relations of complex structures and the morphogenesis of organ systems can only be fully understood in their three-dimensional context. Three-dimensional (3-D) reconstruction of physically sectioned specimens has become an indispensable tool in modern anatomical and embryological research. Teaching also makes increasingly use of 3-D representations, in particular in the case of embryonic systems that undergo complicated transformations of form and shape. At present no cheap and simple technique is available that generates accurate 3-D models of sectioned objects. In this study we describe a novel technique that rapidly provides faithful 3-D models of sectioned specimens. The images are captured directly from the cutting surface of the embedding block after each sectioning and "on block" staining step. Automatic image processing generates a stack of binary images of the specimen contour. Binary images of internal structures are obtained both by automatic segmentation and manual tracing. Since these image series are inherently aligned, they can be reconstructed three-dimensionally without time-consuming alignment procedures. The quality and the flexibility of the method are demonstrated by reconstructing three kinds of specimens of different histological composition and staining contrast: a 4 mm mouse embryo together with several of its inner organs, a cavernous sinus region of a human infant, and a segment of a human carotid artery. Very short processing times and the faithful representation of complex structural arrangements recommend this technique for routine use in morphological research and for creating embryologic teaching models or 3-D embryonic staging series. PMID 9623667
