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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 Jul 11;41(11):10.1007/s10439-013-0828-0. doi: 10.1007/s10439-013-0828-0

TABLE 1.

Overview of microvascular simulation models and their features.

References Species Model characteristics Number of vessels Extracell. space Venous tree Capillary bed Oxygen tension
This work Human Geometric construction, 3D 256,000 600,000
Lorthois et al. 44 Human Image Segmentation. 3D 10,318
Safaeian et al.59 Human Geometric Construction, 2D 112
Lauwers et al.38 Human Morphometric Study, 3Da 359,242
Zagzoule and Marc-Vergnes 78 Human Geometric Construction, 2D 316,858
Guibert et al.20 Marmoset Image Segmentation, 3D 16,000
Weber et al. 76 Macaque Morphometric Study, 2Da NS
Niimi et al. 47 Cat Image Segmentation, 2D 45
Goldman and Popel18 Hamster Geometric Construction, 3D 11
Fang 14 Rodent Image Segmentation, 3D NS 600,000
Blinder et al.3 Rat Morphometric Study, 2Da 200
Reichold et al.54 Rat Image Segmentation, 3D NS
Boas et al. 4 Rat Geometric Construction, 2D 254
Huppert et al. 27 Rat Geometric Construction, 2D NS
Kasischke et al. 34 Mouse Biophysical Study, 2D NS
Tsai et al. 70 Mouse Morphometric Study, 3Da ~6,300

NS Not stated in referenced work.

a

No Computations, morphometric studies only.