Three-dimensional X-ray microscopy with accurate registration of tomographic sections
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Non-invasive 3D-Visualization with Sub-micron Resolution Using Synchrotron-X-ray-tomography
Published on: May 27, 2008
S D Dover1, J C Elliott, R Boakes
1Department of Biophysics, University of London King's College.
Abstract:
X-ray microtomography has been used to study the internal flaws and external shape of a 0.75 X 1 mm copper sulphate crystal at a resolution of 25 microns. The problems of accurate tomographic reconstruction and the subsequent registration of the reconstructed sections to give a complete 3-D image are considered when the position of the axis of rotation of the specimen varies slightly between projections.
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