vascularized
Given blood vessels
Vascularized describes tissue that has developed or been supplied with blood vessels.
In medicine, a vascularized graft maintains its own blood supply, improving survival rates: The surgeon used a vascularized bone graft to repair the fracture.
Tumors become more dangerous once vascularized, as blood supply allows rapid growth.
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
microvessels · arterioles · venules · lumen · intima · collaterals
Formation of new vessels
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
- atherosclerosisArterial plaque accumulation disease
aneurysm · varicose · infarction · stenosis · occlusion · hypoxia · hemorrhage · vasculitis
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
- bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
angioplasty · stent · microsurgery · flap · scaffold · implantation · biocompatibility · autograft
Fluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- vasoconstrictionArterial walls contracting inward
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- circulationMovement through a system
Blood vessel X-ray
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- MRAMagnetic vessel imaging
- CTAAction-urging element
arteries
Tubes carrying oxygenated blood
- veinsBlood-return tubes
- capillariesTiniest blood vessels
- endotheliumCells lining blood vessels
anastomosis · microvessels · arterioles · venules · lumen · intima · collaterals
angiogenesis
Formation of new vessels
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- thrombosisClot forming in vessel
- embolismObstruction in blood vessel
atherosclerosis · aneurysm · varicose · infarction · stenosis · occlusion · hypoxia · hemorrhage · vasculitis · hyperemia
revascularization
Restoring tissue perfusion surgically
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- anastomosisJoining of tubular structures
bypass · angioplasty · stent · microsurgery · flap · scaffold · implantation · biocompatibility · autograft · allograft
perfusion
Fluid delivery to tissue
- oxygenationAdding breathable gas
- vasoconstrictionArterial walls contracting inward
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
angiogram
Blood vessel X-ray
- angiographyImaging of blood vessels
- DopplerMotion-caused frequency change
- MRAMagnetic vessel imaging
metastasis
Cancer spreading beyond origin