3D in-vivo X-ray microtomography of living snails.
In this paper we report the first in-vivo scanning of living snails by desktop X-ray microtomograph with a resolution up to 10 m. Consecutive cross-sections were acquired without destroying the specimen. Subsequently, 3D images were reconstructed. The results clearly demonstrate the possibilities of in-vivo scanning. Processes of growth and regeneration of living snails were visualized over a period of time.
Postnov
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Institute of Crystallography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
De Clerck
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Sasov
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Van Dyck
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D000818:Animals; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008852:Microradiography / Q000379:methods; D012908:Snails / Q000254:growth & development*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray / Q000379:methods*