Title :
3D visualization of dental anatomy in ancient fossil vertebrates by using third harmonic generation microscopy
Author :
Yu-Cheng Chen ; Ya-Na Wu ; Dar-Bin Shieh ; Chi-Kuang Sun ; Reisz, Robert R.
Author_Institution :
Mol. Imaging Center, Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
Clear 3D visualization in fossilized dentinal tissues was first discovered with extremely strong contrast by means of third harmonic generation microscopy, providing a novel approach to study the dental evolution of ancient vertebrates (dinosaurs) noninvasively.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biological tissues; dentistry; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; palaeontology; 3D visualization; ancient fossil vertebrates; dental anatomy; dental evolution; dinosaurs; fossilized dentinal tissues; third harmonic generation microscopy; Educational institutions; Evolution (biology); Microscopy; Optical microscopy; Solid modeling; Teeth; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
