X-ray microtomography in biology

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 104-115

  Mizutani, Ryuta ^a   Suzuki, Yoshio ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

High Z element staining; Labeling methods; Micro CT; Microcomputed tomography; Soft tissue; Three dimensional structure

Indexed keywords

HIGH-Z ELEMENT STAINING; LABELING METHODS; MICRO CT; MICROCOMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SOFT TISSUE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA HANDLING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TISSUE; VISUALIZATION; X RAYS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BIOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BIOLOGY; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84855212470     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2011.10.002     Document Type: Review

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