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Three-dimensional Rendering and Analysis of Immunolabeled, Clarified Human Placental Villous Vascular Networks

Nutrient and gas exchange between mother and fetus occurs at the interface of the maternal intervillous blood and the vast villous capillary network that ...

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Variability in placental chorionic surface vessel networks (PCSVNs) may mark developmental and functional changes in fetal health. Here we report a protocol of manually tracing PCSVNs from digital 2D images of post-delivery placentas and its validation by a shape matching method to compare the similarity between paint-injected and unmanipulated (uninjected and deflated vessels) tracings of PCSVNs. We show that tracings of unmanipulated vessels produce networks that are very comparable to the networks obtained by tracing paint-injected PCSVNs. We suggest that manual tracings of unmanipulated PCSVNs can extract features of PCSVN growth and structure that may impact fetal wellbeing.

Shape matching algorithm to validate the tracing protocol of placental chorionic surface vessel networks.

Research suggests that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has its origins in utero. This study examines the association between evidence of placental histopathology and ASD.

The association between placental histopathology and autism spectrum disorder.

Novel measures of the chorionic plate and vessels are used to test the hypothesis that variation in placental structure is correlated with reduced birth weight (BW) independent of placental weight (PW), suggesting functionally compromised placentas.

Article	Year
Shape matching algorithm to validate the tracing protocol of placental chorionic surface vessel networks. Placenta\| PubMed ID: 26100723	2015
The association between placental histopathology and autism spectrum disorder. Placenta\| PubMed ID: 28864010	2017
Chorionic vascular "fit" in the human placenta: Relationship to fetoplacental outcomes. Placenta\| PubMed ID: 29108632	2017

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