Volume 16, Issue 6 (November 2002)

Stereoscopic microscopy provides a simple and effective way of revealing the three-dimensional nature of appropriate specimens by taking and viewing pairs of two-dimensional micrographs. The technique is underused, however, partly because of difficulties in viewing the stereoscopic images. This article describes two viewing devices for stereo pairs of prints or on-screen images...

The distribution of silicon in cast iron was studied using data obtained from two complementary imaging techniques, SEM and light microscopy. Spectrum images were collected by the method of position-tagged spectrometry (PTS) and stored for data retrieval...

Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels from pre-existing capillaries, plays an important role in tumor progression. The most widely used method of quantifying neovascularity is immunohistochemistry, by which microvessel density is determined using endothelial markers, such as CD34, CD31, and factor VIII...

Pathological angiogenesis is a key factor in tumor growth and many inflammatory diseases. Recent tumor therapy is based on blocking tumor-angiogenesis. Therefore, much research has concentrated on discovering new anti-angiogenic molecules...