First attempt to apply 2.5-μm super-resolution microfocus X-ray computed tomography to the human skeletal structure-visualization of the human fetal lumbar vertebra and auditory apparatus and 3D reconstruction

Author

Shibata, Takashi ; Nagano, Teiko

Author_Institution

Dept. of Anatomy, Tokyo Women´´s Med. Coll., Japan

Volume

5

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

2279

Abstract

The conventional XCT for medical use cannot be used to fine tomographic detail beyond 0.4 mm spatial resolution. We have, therefore, attempted to produce human tomograms with three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions for the first time by employing super-resolution micro-focus XCT (MFXCT), which has a maximum spatial resolution of 2.5 μm. We succeeded overcoming the problem of obtaining detailed images of the lumbar vertebra and auditory apparatus of a human fetus

Keywords

bone; computerised tomography; diagnostic radiography; image reconstruction; image resolution; medical image processing; 3D reconstruction; auditory apparatus; fine structure; human fetal lumbar vertebra; human skeletal structure; human tomograms; ossification centres; superresolution microfocus X-ray computed tomography; visualization; volume rendering; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Fetus; Humans; Image reconstruction; Microscopy; Spatial resolution; Visualization; X-ray detection; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.646533

Filename

646533