Generic human small intestine scaffold

In this workspace we have the mapping tool provenance data file needed to produce the generic human small intestine scaffold for the SPARC project. The mapping tool will be accessible from the release download page on the SPARC Portal.

The small intestine scaffold is generated using geometry from ellipsoid and cubic functions based on a one dimensional network layout which describes the path of the small intestine. The human small intestine scaffold is created based on a network layout and data derived from the small intestine retrieved from Anatomography. The mucosa, submucosa, circular muscle, longitudinal muscle and serosa layers of the small intestine are fully represented on the scaffold.

The small intestine scaffold defines the geometric, flat and material coordinates. The geometric coordinates field gives an approximate, idealized representation of the small intestine shape for the species, which is intended to be fitted to actual data for a specimen. The flat coordinates represents the geometric field when the small intestine scaffold is cut along its length and laid flat. This field is intended for fitting data obtained from a flat small intestine preparation. The material coordinates field small intestine coordinates defines a highly idealized coordinate system to give permanent locations for embedding structures in the small intestine. It is a cylindrical tube and can be viewed by visualising this field in the Display tab of Scaffold Creator.

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