From: Methods of ex vivo analysis of tissue status in vascularized composite allografts
Technique | Non-destructive | Portable | Rapid | Continuous | High Res | Quantitative | Facile analysis | Low cost | Refs. |
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Histology | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | • | ○ | • | • | |
Wet:dry weight | ○ | • | ○ | ○ | ○ | • | • | • | |
Optical 3D scanning | • | • | • | ○ | ○ | • | • | • | |
OCT | • | ○ | ○ | ○ | • | ○ | ○ | ○ | [145] |
Laser Doppler imaging | • | • | • | • | ○ | ◒ | ○ | • | |
Thermographic imaging | • | • | • | • | ○ | • | • | • | |
NIR lymph-angiography | • | ○ | • | • | • | ◒ | • | ○ | |
X-ray | ◒ | • | • | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | • | [144] |
CT and µCT | ◒ | ○ | ○ | ○ | • | ◒ | ○ | ○ | |
fMRI | • | ○ | ○ | ○ | • | ◒ | ○ | ○ | |
Ultrasound | • | • | • | ○ | • | ◒ | • | • | |
Bioimpedance spectroscopy | • | • | • | • | ◒ | • | ◒ | • |