Three-Dimensional Microscopic Characteristics of the Human Uterine Cervix Evaluated by Microtomography.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To analyze the microscopic anatomy of the human uterine cervix in two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) images obtained by microtomography (microCT). Methods: Human uterine cervixes surgically removed for benign gynecologic conditions were immersed in formalin and iodine solution for more than 72 h and images were acquired by microtomography. Results: In total, 10 cervical specimens were evaluated. The images provided by microCT allowed the study of the vaginal squamous epithelium, demonstrated microscopic 3D images of the metaplastic process between the exo and endocervix, and demonstrated the effects of metaplastic transformation on the thickness of the endocervical epithelium. Also reconstructed in 3D the endocervical folds and the repercussion

SUBMITTER: Matos APP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11898730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature