03567nam 22006255 450 991025460970332120230810213626.03-658-11424-X10.1007/978-3-658-11424-4(CKB)3710000000515683(EBL)4095879(SSID)ssj0001584791(PQKBManifestationID)16265239(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001584791(PQKBWorkID)14865140(PQKB)11768888(DE-He213)978-3-658-11424-4(MiAaPQ)EBC4095879(PPN)190526483(EXLCZ)99371000000051568320151116d2016 u| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccr3D Analysis of the Myocardial Microstructure Determination of Fiber and Sheet Orientations /by Johanna Maria Ticar1st ed. 2016.Wiesbaden :Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden :Imprint: Springer Spektrum,2016.1 online resource (86 p.)BestMasters,2625-3615Description based upon print version of record.3-658-11423-1 Includes bibliographical references.Acknowledgment; Contents; List of Figures; Abstract; Kurzfassung; 1 Introduction; 2 Materials and Methods; 2.1 Materials; 2.2 Methods; 2.2.1 Diffusion tensor imaging; 2.2.2 Multi-photon microscopy; 3 Results; 3.1 Diffusion tensor imaging; 3.2 Multi-photon microscopy; 3.2.1 Three-dimensional reconstruction and visualization; 3.2.2 Data analysis; 4 Discussion; 4.1 Diffusion tensor imaging; 4.2 Multi-photon microscopy; BibliographyThe master thesis of Johanna Maria Ticar reveals high-resolution insights into the myocardial microstructure and illustrates that cardiac muscle fibers are straight, running in parallel with one preferred fiber direction, however, deposits such as fat seem to compromise the regular and compact structure. Second harmonic generation imaging combined with optical tissue clearing is an accurate method for determining the three-dimensional muscle fiber and sheet orientations and hence, allows the calculation of fiber rotation throughout the ventricle wall. Contents  Structure of the Human Myocardium  Imaging Tools for Fiber Mapping  Optical Tissue Clearing  Second Harmonic Generation Imaging  3D Reconstruction and Visualization Target Groups  Researchers and Students in the field of Biomedical Engineering with a focus on Bioengineering and Biomechanics  Professionals in the field of Biomedicine The Author Johanna Maria Ticar, MSc, studied Biomedical Engineering at Graz University of Technology. Her research interests are the microstructure of the human body, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, foremost in the field of cardiology.BestMasters,2625-3615BiophysicsMedicineResearchBiologyResearchBiophysicsBioanalysis and BioimagingBiomedical ResearchBiophysics.MedicineResearch.BiologyResearch.Biophysics.Bioanalysis and Bioimaging.Biomedical Research.530Ticar Johanna Mariaauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1065362BOOK99102546097033213D Analysis of the Myocardial Microstructure2544837UNINA