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To assess high-resolution X-ray micro-radiography and micro-CT of whole ex-vivo murine soft-tissue organs using standard ethanol preservation without exogenous contrast agents.

July 27, 2016Scientific ReportsOpen Access

High-contrast X-ray micro-radiography and micro-CT of ex-vivo soft tissue murine organs utilizing ethanol fixation and large area photon-counting detector

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JDJan DudákCzech Technical University in Prague JŽJan ŽemličkaCzech Technical University in Prague JKJakub KarchElectrophysiology

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Experimental imaging study demonstrates high-contrast micro-CT of ethanol-fixed murine soft tissues without contrast agents, indicating a pathway for non-destructive 3D virtual histology.

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To assess high-resolution X-ray micro-radiography and micro-CT of whole ex-vivo murine soft-tissue organs using standard ethanol preservation without exogenous contrast agents.
Imaged whole ex-vivo ethanol-preserved mouse soft-tissue organs in the absence of dedicated contrast agents.
Employed a large-area photon-counting detector operating in dark-current-free quantum-counting mode to maximize the contrast-to-noise ratio.
Achieved detailed micro-radiography and micro-CT visualization of soft-tissue structures using only standard ethanol fixation.
Eliminated the requirement for destructive contrast staining, preserving specimen integrity for subsequent conventional histological evaluations.

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Dudák et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7078db75498292b709e79a https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30385

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Experimental imaging study demonstrates high-contrast micro-CT of ethanol-fixed murine soft tissues without contrast agents, indicating a pathway for non-destructive 3D virtual histology.

High-contrast X-ray micro-radiography and micro-CT of ex-vivo soft tissue murine organs utilizing ethanol fixation and large area photon-counting detector

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