AnalyzeDirect Feng G, Zhao X, Liu H, Zhang H, Chen X, Shi R, Liu X, Zhao X, Zhang W, Wang B. Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cells and nucleus pulposus cells in a degenerative disc model in rabbits: a comparison of 2 cell types as potential candidates for disc regeneration. J Neurosurg Spine. March 2011;14(3):322-329.
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Publication Date
March 2011
How Analyze was Used
“The signal intensity of each disc on T2-weighted imaging was scanned as a tagged image file format (TIFF) and was quantified using Analyze 7.0 software (AnalyzeDirect).”
Keywords
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Disease Models, Animal
Glycosaminoglycans/metabolism
Intervertebral Disc/cytology/metabolism
Intervertebral Disc Displacement/metabolism/pathology/surgery
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation
Rabbits
Regeneration
Author Affiliation(s)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China. (GF, HL, XC, RS, XL, Xiaodan Zhao, WZ, BW)
Department of Surgery, Police’s Hospital, Changsha, Hunan Province, China. (Xianfeng Zhao)
Spine Research Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, US. (HZ)
Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, US. (HZ)
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Tags: Animal Disease Models, Animals, Cultured Cells, Glycosaminoglycans/metabolism, Intervertebral Disc Displacement/metabolism/pathology/surgery, Intervertebral Disc/cytology/metabolism, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation, Rabbits, Regeneration