Title :
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
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.646533
