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. 2014 Jul 29;9(7):e103245. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103245

Figure 3. Oblate ellipsoidal tumors have a similar distribution of orientations regardless of viewing direction.

Figure 3

a. The relationship between tumor rotation angle, Inline graphic, and projected aspect ratio, Inline graphic, as an oblate ellipsoid with maximum aspect ratio of 3 (Inline graphic  =  3) is rotated about its Inline graphic (Inline graphic) axis. b. The tumor rotation angle was calculated from the projected aspect ratio (part a) for tumors grown in 1% agarose for 30 days. Top image: observation perpendicular to the plane of the cell-culture well, Bottom image: side view perpendicular to a physical cross-section of the gel made with a scalpel blade (out-of-focus cut marks are visible in the gel) Scale bars are 200 µm.