Towards a Tralfamadorian view of the embryo: multidimensional imaging of development.
Biological problems such as embryonic development require tools to follow cell and tissue movements as well as the distribution of active genes. A variety of emerging imaging techniques offer the capability of fully rendering the three-dimensional structure of the embryo, and some offer the possibility of following changes directly over time. The data sets that result offer both new insights and new challenges. A framework of digital atlases will soon offer the integration of different imaging modalities and permit users to interact with multidimensional data sets.
D000818:Animals; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018613:Microscopy, Confocal; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence