title: Three-dimensional cranial suture morphology analysis.
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the normal and synostosed coronal cranial sutures morphology at an ultrastructural level. Different operative specimens of human coronal sutures were collected. Three-dimensional reconstruction of the microcomputed tomography (micro-CT) slices were obtained and compared with the representative histologic sections. The micro-CT scanning provides a three-dimensional view of the sutures at a microscopical level thus allowing to establish the stage of development and the bone morphology. The micro-CT has the advantage of being able to image more slices than the normal histology without any damage to the analyzed specimens. Micro-CT is a powerful tool in the craniofacial area that allows us to obtain many structure-orientated slices and in conjunction with the histologic sections provides an overall thorough quantitative analysis of all cranial sutures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthodontics, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. drclaudiacorega@aol.com
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corega
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaida
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Băciuţ
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Serbănescu
authors.forename: Letiţia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palaghiţă-Banias
mesh_terms: D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012886:Skull / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography