Fig. 4: Quantitative branching metrics of the adult human kidney arterial network. | npj Imaging

Fig. 4: Quantitative branching metrics of the adult human kidney arterial network.

From: Mapping the arterial vascular network in an intact human kidney using hierarchical phase-contrast tomography

Fig. 4

A Schematic diagram of how the metrics in (B–E) are calculated. B The length:diameter ratio. C The branching angle between the child and parent segments. D The tortuosity of segments, E their radius, and F the inter-vessel distance as measured between the midpoint of each segment.

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