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  • 1Institute of Functional and Applied Anatomy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany ; REBIRTH Cluster of Excellence, Hannover, Germany.

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This study presents a new method to analyze mouse airway topology using scanning laser optical tomography. The technique successfully differentiates between wild type and surfactant protein-D deficient mice based on airway patterns.

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  • Comparative anatomy
  • Medical imaging
  • Bioinformatics

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  • Airway branching patterns vary significantly across species.
  • These variations can be linked to specific diseases or genetic differences.
  • Understanding airway topology is crucial for respiratory research.

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  • To develop and validate a method for characterizing mouse airway tree topology.
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  • Utilizing scanning laser optical tomography (SLOT) to obtain airway tomograms.
  • Applying image segmentation to extract airway structures.

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  • Computing the main spanning tree of the volume skeleton to represent airway topology.
  • Analyzing the resulting graph structure for comparative purposes.

    • Main Results:

    • A robust method for characterizing mouse airway topology was established.
    • The computed graph structure effectively distinguished between wild type and SP-D deficient mice.
    • Detected differences in airway patterns correlate with the genetic variations.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed SLOT-based method provides a quantitative approach to analyze airway topology.
    • This technique is valuable for distinguishing between mouse models with genetic differences affecting lung development.
    • The findings highlight the role of surfactant protein-D in shaping airway morphology.