Use of synchrotron tomography to image naturalistic anatomy in insects

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7078, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Socha, John J ^a   De Carlo, Francesco ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Insect; Muscle; Synchrotron microtomography; Tracheal system

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FRUIT JUICES; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SYNCHROTRONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

ADVANCED PHOTON SOURCES; ANATOMICAL INFORMATIONS; ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES; ANATOMY; ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORIES; BIOLOGICAL IMAGING; CLASSICAL METHODS; DIMENSIONAL DATUMS; FRUIT FLIES; IMAGE STRUCTURES; INSECT; INVASIVE METHODS; KEY COMPONENTS; MICROCT; MOTION ARTIFACTS; MULTIPLE SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; RELATIVE LOCATIONS; RESEARCH GROUPS; RESOLUTION LIMITS; SAMPLE SIZES; SMALL ANIMALS; SOFT TISSUES; SYNCHROTRON MICROTOMOGRAPHY; SYNCHROTRON TOMOGRAPHIES; TRACHEAL SYSTEM; TRACHEAL TUBES;

MUSCLE;

EID: 56249121525     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.795210     Document Type: Conference Paper

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