Before revision:  We investigate a simple alternative technique that can provide information about the 3D shapes of cells in a tissue from non-consecutive 2D slices. Our technique uses a 3D cell vertex model to construct a mapping between the 3D properties of interest and the distribution of shapes observed in  2D slices.
After revision:  We investigate a simple alternative technique that can provide information about the 3D shapes of cells in a tissue ; this technique connects the ensemble of 3D cell vertex model to construct a mapping between the 3D properties of interest and the distribution of shapes observed in 2D slices.