Virtual histology by means of high-resolution X-ray CT

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 232, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 476-485

  Cnudde, V ^a   Masschaele, B ^a   De Cock, H E V ^b   Olstad, K ^c   Vlaminck, L ^a   Vlassenbroeck, J ^a   Dierick, M ^a   Witte, Y D ^a   Van Hoorebeke, L ^a   Jacobs, P ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

(dental) alveolus; Blood vessels; Bone; High resolution X ray CT; Skin; Tarsus; Virtual histology

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

(DENTAL) ALVEOLUS; 3D REPRESENTATIONS; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION X-RAY CT; MICRO CT; NONDESTRUCTIVE TECHNIQUE; TARSUS; TOMOGRAPHIC; VIRTUAL HISTOLOGIES; X-RAY CT;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; IMAGING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCHONDROSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BIOPSY; TOOTH SOCKET; X RAY;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 57449096975     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.02142.x     Document Type: Article

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