High resolution X-ray phase contrast synchrotron imaging of normal and ligation damaged rat sciatic nerves

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 443-447

  Kim, Bong Il ^a   Kim, Ki Hong ^b   Youn, Hwa Shik ^c   Jheon, Sanghoon ^d   Kim, Jong Ki ^a   Kim, Hongtae ^a,e  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Kyungwoon University   (South Korea)

^c Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^e LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Peripheral nerve block; Phase contrast radiography; Sciatic nerve; Synchrotron radiation imaging; Wallerian degeneration

Indexed keywords

CCD CAMERAS; CESIUM IODIDE; FIBERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; RATS; SYNCHROTRONS; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBERS; PERIPHERAL NERVE BLOCK; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PHASE-CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; RAT SCIATIC NERVE; SCIATIC NERVES; SYNCHROTRON IMAGING; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION IMAGING; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; SYNCHROTRON;

RATTUS; WALLERIA;

EID: 44949150955     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20571     Document Type: Article

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