title: The use of microtomography in bone tissue and biomaterial three-dimensional analysis.
abstract: X-ray computed microtomography (micro-CT, microComputerised Tomography) is a miniaturized form of conventional computerized axial tomography (CAT ). This sophisticated technology enables 3D riconstruction of the internal structure of small X-ray opaque objects without sample destruction or preparation. The aim of this study is to show the possible applications of micro-CT in the analysis of bone graft materials of different origins (i.e. homologous, heterologous, alloplastic) in order to define their morphometric properties by means of SkyScan 1072 3D microtomography system. Since there is a close relationship between the properties of the materials and their microstructure, it is necessary to examine them using the highest levels of resolution before being able to improve existing materials or create new products.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Tecnologie e Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy. rossella.bedini@iss.it
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bedini
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meleo
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pecci
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pacifici
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D054457:Tissue Scaffolds; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes