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Using optical coherence tomography to rapidly phenotype and quantify congenital heart defects associated with prenatal alcohol exposure.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists - 1 Apr 2015
Karunamuni Ganga, Gu Shi, Doughman Yong Qiu, Noonan Amanda I, Rollins Andrew M, Jenkins Michael W, Watanabe Michiko
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BACKGROUND: The most commonly used method to analyze congenital heart defects involves serial sectioning and histology. However, this is often a time-consuming process where the quantification of cardiac defects can be difficult due to problems with accurate section registration. Here we demonstrate the advantages of using optical coherence tomography, a comparatively new and rising technology, to phenotype avian...
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