Flat-panel volumetric computed tomography: a new method for visualizing fine bone detail in living mice
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Non-invasive Skeletal Muscle Quantification in Small Animals Using Micro-computed Tomography
Published on: November 8, 2024
Martin Obert1, Barbara Ahlemeyer, Eveline Baumgart-Vogt
1Universitätsklinikum Giessen, Abteilung Neuroradiologie, D-35385 Giessen, Germany. martin.obert@radiol.med.uni-giessen.de
Abstract:
In this report, we present a new noninvasive 3-dimensional (3D) imaging technology for in vivo monitoring of the skeletal development of mice: flat-panel volumetric Computed Tomography (fpvCT). Long-term investigations of 4 mice are presented, with up to 14 scans of each mouse from postnatal day 0 to 86. Examinations of a newborn and an adult mouse, performed with fpvCT and clinical multislice CT (MSCT), demonstrate the superior image quality of high-resolution fpvCT.
