Porcine liver vascular bed in Biodur E20 corrosion casts.

Scanning electron microscopy of vascular corrosion casts--standard method for studying microvessels.

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of vascular corrosion casts (microvascular corrosion casting/SEM method) is a standard method, which allows three-dimensional visualization with good resolution of the normal and abnormal microvessels, including the capillaries of various organs and tissues. SEM of vascular corrosion casts can obtain qualitative as well as quantitative informations important t...

Maturation of the gastric microvasculature in Xenopus laevis (Lissamphibia, Anura) occurs at the transition from the herbivorous to the carnivorous lifestyle, predominantly by intussuceptive microvascular growth (IMG): a scanning electron microscope study of microvascular corrosion casts and correlative light microscopy

The microvascular bed of the stomach of Xenopus laevis and the changes it undergoes when the herbivorous tadpole becomes a carnivorous adult were studied by scanning electron microscopy of vascular corrosion casts and light microscopy of stained tissue sections. In tadpoles an upper and a lower gastric artery supplied, and upper, middle and lower medial and lateral gastric veins drained the ver...

Commentary on the Paper "Anatomical Study of the Caudate Lobe with Special Reference to the Portal Venous and Biliary Branches Using Corrosion Liver Casts and Clinical Application" by Kumon.

This translation paper describes the anatomy of the caudate lobe using corrosion liver casts. It was originally published in Japanese more than 30 years ago [1] . Dr. Kumon studied 23 elaborative corrosion liver casts of autopsied livers. The corrosion liver casts were prepared by injecting colored silicone rubber into hepatic vessels and removing the hepatic parenchyma. Through the analysis, D...

Morphological Variability of the Hepatic Portal Vein Lateral Branches Study on corrosion casts

The liver segmentation is mainly determined by the intraparenchymatous distribution of the vascular and ductal hepatic elements; from this, the hepatic portal vein (HPV), is the most important afferent element. The lateral branches (LBrs) are serving left lateral division (LLD) of the liver and present a moderate morphological variability. On a total of 160 pieces of liver corrosion casts, one ...

L6-3 Scanning Electron Microscopy of Vascular Corrosion Casts and 3D-Morphometry – State-of-the-Art and Perspectives