MicroCT for developmental biology: A versatile tool for high-contrast 3D imaging at histological resolutions

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 632-640

  Metscher, Brian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Chick; Contrast agents; Embryonic development; MicroCT; Three dimensional imaging; X ray computed tomography

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IODINE; OSMIUM; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYOLOGY; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 61649124483     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21857     Document Type: Article

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