Spatiotemporal image correlation analysis of blood flow in branched vessel networks of zebrafish embryos

Nicolo G. Ceffa; Ilaria Cesana; Maddalena Collini; Laura D’Alfonso; Silvia Carra; Franco Cotelli; Laura Sironi; Giuseppe Chirico

doi:10.1117/1.JBO.22.10.106008

13 October 2017 Spatiotemporal image correlation analysis of blood flow in branched vessel networks of zebrafish embryos

Nicolo G. Ceffa, Ilaria Cesana, Maddalena Collini, Laura D’Alfonso, Silvia Carra, Franco Cotelli, Laura Sironi, Giuseppe Chirico

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Journal of Biomedical Optics, Vol. 22, Issue 10, 106008 (October 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.10.106008

Abstract

Ramification of blood circulation is relevant in a number of physiological and pathological conditions. The oxygen exchange occurs largely in the capillary bed, and the cancer progression is closely linked to the angiogenesis around the tumor mass. Optical microscopy has made impressive improvements in in vivo imaging and dynamic studies based on correlation analysis of time stacks of images. Here, we develop and test advanced methods that allow mapping the flow fields in branched vessel networks at the resolution of 10 to 20 μm. The methods, based on the application of spatiotemporal image correlation spectroscopy and its extension to cross-correlation analysis, are applied here to the case of early stage embryos of zebrafish.

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Nicolo G. Ceffa, Ilaria Cesana, Maddalena Collini, Laura D’Alfonso, Silvia Carra, Franco Cotelli, Laura Sironi, and Giuseppe Chirico "Spatiotemporal image correlation analysis of blood flow in branched vessel networks of zebrafish embryos," Journal of Biomedical Optics 22(10), 106008 (13 October 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.22.10.106008

Received: 17 July 2017; Accepted: 26 September 2017; Published: 13 October 2017

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