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In the last decade we have witnessed the development of software technology capable of image analysis and morphometry [1, 8–12]. Although these methods are sometimes difficult to master in a practical sense, they are tremendously efficient and precise when applied to the study and measurement of developing biological structures, particularly in the field of embryology. In this study we describe the application on human embryos of an image analyzing system that enables one to perform quantitative analyses of the morphology and size of developing organs and structures as well as their ultimate three-dimensional reconstruction (3DR).
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Au cours de cette dernière décennie nous avons assisté au développement de logiciels adaptés à l'analyse de l'image et à la morphométrie. Bien que ces techniques soient parfois difficiles à maîtriser, elles sont particulièrement efficaces et précises dans l'étude du développement des structures biologiques, et particulièrement dans le domaine de l'embryologie. Dans ce travail, nous rapportons l'application aux embryons humains d'un système d'analyse d'image, qui autorise aussi bien une analyse morphologique quantitative des organes et des structures en développement, que leur reconstruction tridimensionnelle ultérieure.
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Arraez-Aybar, LA., Mérida-Velasco, JR., Rodriguez-Vazquez, J. et al. A computerised technique for morphometry and 3D reconstruction of embryological structures. Surg Radiol Anat 16, 419–422 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01627664
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