High density resolution synchrotron radiation based x-ray microtomography (SR μcT) for quantitative 3D-morphometrics in zoological sciences

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7078, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Nickel, Michael ^a   Hammel, Jörg U ^a   Herzen, Julia ^b   Bullinger, Eric ^c   Beckmann, Felix ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D particle recognition; Animal tissue; High density resolution absorption microtomography; Mineral scleres; Porifera; Sponges; Synchrotron radiation; Second generation storage ring; volumetrics

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; DEWATERING; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; EDGE DETECTION; ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT TRANSFORMERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; EQUATIONS OF STATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MATLAB; MEDICAL IMAGING; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; OSMIUM; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; SYNCHROTRONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

3D-PARTICLE RECOGNITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; HIGH DENSITY RESOLUTION ABSORPTION MICROTOMOGRAPHY; PORIFERA; SPONGES;

DATA STRUCTURES;

EID: 56249132470     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.794993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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