X-ray computed microtomography (μCT) using synchrotron radiation (SR)

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 133-169

  Bonse, Ulrich ^a   Busch, Frank ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; BONE; BRAIN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; RADIATION PHYSICS; RADIOGRAPHY; RAT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SYNCHROTRON; TOMOGRAPHY; X RAY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030425049     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6107(96)00011-9     Document Type: Review

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