Three-dimensional visualisation of soft biological structures by X-ray computed micro-tomography

T Shearer, RS Bradley… - Journal of cell …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Whereas the two-dimensional (2D) visualisation of biological samples is routine, three-
dimensional (3D) imaging remains a time-consuming and relatively specialised pursuit …

An exploratory study of contrast agents for soft tissue visualization by means of high resolution X‐ray computed tomography imaging

E Pauwels, D Van Loo, P Cornillie… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
High resolution X‐ray computed tomography (CT), or microCT, is a promising and already
widely used technique in various scientific fields. Also for histological purposes it has great …

A review of techniques for visualising soft tissue microstructure deformation and quantifying strain Ex Vivo

CM Disney, PD Lee, JA Hoyland… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many biological tissues have a complex hierarchical structure allowing them to function
under demanding physiological loading conditions. Structural changes caused by ageing or …

Ultra-high-resolution 3D digitalized imaging of the cerebral angioarchitecture in rats using synchrotron radiation

MQ Zhang, L Zhou, QF Deng, YY Xie, TQ Xiao… - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
The angioarchitecture is a fundamental aspect of brain development and physiology.
However, available imaging tools are unsuited for non-destructive cerebral mapping of the …

Accelerated fast iterative shrinkage thresholding algorithms for sparsity‐regularized cone‐beam CT image reconstruction

Q Xu, D Yang, J Tan, A Sawatzky… - Medical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: The development of iterative image reconstruction algorithms for cone‐beam
computed tomography (CBCT) remains an active and important research area. Even with …

X-ray phase-contrast methods

VV Lider, MV Kovalchuk - Crystallography Reports, 2013 - Springer
This review is devoted to a comparative description of the methods for forming X-ray phase-
contrast images of weakly absorbing (phase) objects. These include the crystal …

Three-dimensional X-ray visualization of axonal tracts in mouse brain hemisphere

R Mizutani, R Saiga, M Ohtsuka, H Miura, M Hoshino… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Neurons transmit active potentials through axons, which are essential for the brain to
function. In this study, the axonal networks of the murine brain were visualized with X-ray …

Multi-scale X-ray computed tomography to detect and localize metal-based nanomaterials in lung tissues of in vivo exposed mice

P Chaurand, W Liu, D Borschneck, C Levard… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
In this methodological study, we demonstrated the relevance of 3D imaging performed at
various scales for the ex vivo detection and location of cerium oxide nanomaterials (CeO2 …

Three-dimensional visualization of the microvasculature of bile duct ligation-induced liver fibrosis in rats by x-ray phase-contrast imaging computed tomography

R Xuan, X Zhao, D Hu, J Jian, T Wang, C Hu - Scientific Reports, 2015 - nature.com
X-ray phase-contrast imaging (PCI) can substantially enhance contrast and is particularly
useful in differentiating biological soft tissues with small density differences. Combined with …

Gene expression detection in developing mouse tissue using in situ hybridization and µCT imaging

V Väänänen, MM Christensen… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
High resolution and noninvasiveness have made soft-tissue X-ray microtomography (µCT) a
widely applicable three-dimensional (3D) imaging method in studies of morphology and …