Biopsy

Investigators at Aarhus University target biopsy

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, June 22nd, 2008

"In this study, we wanted to evaluate the use of kidney biopsies for estimation of N(glom) and V(glom) in both healthy and chronically diseased kidneys. Danish Landrace pigs with mean weight of 29 kg (range: 25 - 35 kg) were either subjected to unilateral ureteral obstruction (UUO) or non-obstruction (healthy)," scientists writing in the journal Virchows Archiv report.

"N(glom) and V (glom) was estimated by design-based methods using biopsies, N(glom)(biopsy) and V(glom)(biopsy). From each kidney, six biopsies were withdrawn at six topographically different sites. All estimates were done following stereological principles and reference methods estimated number...

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