title: Cranial sutures and diploae morphology.
abstract: The aim of the study was to assess the normal cranial suture and bone diploae ultrastructural morphology. Two types of sutures from different specimens were collected. The micro-CT scanning provided a three-dimensional view of the sutures at a microscopic level thus allowing the evaluation of the development stage and a rapid analysis evaluation of bone and diploae morphology. In the meantime, the micro-CT is able to generate more slices than the normal histology preserving the analyzed specimens and became one of the most powerful tools in the craniofacial area. The micro-CT analysis generated structure-orientated slices that in conjunction with the histological sections provide a high quality quantitative analysis of all cranial sutures and of the cranial bones diploae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Oradea, Romania; ligia_vaida@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Corega
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vaida
authors.forename: Ioana Tiberia
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Iliaş
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertossi
authors.forename: Ionela Teodora
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Dascălu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003393:Cranial Sutures / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D055114:X-Ray Microtomography