Influence of Formalin Fixation Prior to in vitro Ultrasound Examination of Porcine Arteries

Jens E. Wilhjelm; Katja Vogt; Søren Kragh Jespersen; Niels Nordmann; Henrik Sillesen

Influence of Formalin Fixation Prior to in vitro Ultrasound Examination of Porcine Arteries

Jens E. Wilhjelm, Katja Vogt, Søren Kragh Jespersen, Niels Nordmann, Henrik Sillesen

Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte

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This paper reports on an investigation of the influence on the echosignal from porcine artery walls due to two different formalin fixationprocedures. The lumen diameter, the wall thickness and the mean echogenicitywere calculated. In general, the fixation resulted in a more rigid wall. Whileconventional formalin fixation resulted in shrinking and a slight loss inechogenicity (p < 0.01), fixation of the artery under stretch and pressure didnot. The results of the study suggest that fixation with pressurized formalinis the preparation method of choice for in vitro investigation of arteries.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering
Volume	34/1
Publication date	1996
Pages	355-356
Publication status	Published - 1996
Event	10th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering - Tempere, Finland Duration: 9 Jun 1996 → 13 Jun 1996 Conference number: 10

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Conference	10th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering
Number	10
Country/Territory	Finland
City	Tempere
Period	09/06/1996 → 13/06/1996

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Influence of Formalin Fixation Prior to in vitro Ultrasound Examination of Porcine Arteries. / Wilhjelm, Jens E.; Vogt, Katja; Jespersen, Søren Kragh et al.
Proceedings of the 10th Nordic-Baltic Conference on Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 34/1 1996. p. 355-356.

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