Volumetric reconstruction of tissue structure from two-dimensional microscopy images

Cell morphology of tissue is naturally three-dimensional. Most current methods for tissue analysis use two dimensional histological images of the tissue samples, restricting the analysis to 2D. Existing approaches do not provide essential three-dimensional information such as cell volume, shape and structural orientation of cells within the tissue. This thesis investigates a method to extract three dimensional data using two-dimensional microscopy. We demonstrate that three dimensional cell structure can be acquired using two dimensional fluorescence microscopy and two-photon microscopy and explore the application of the analysis to studies of cardiac tissue.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Cruz, Francisco (Francisco Ui)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Polina Golland and Richard T. Lee.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/37051

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/37051