Analyzing bone, blood vessels, and biomaterials with microcomputed tomography

Author

Guldberg, R.E. ; Ballock, R.T. ; Boyan, B.D. ; Duvall, C.L. ; Lin, A.S.P. ; Nagaraja, S. ; Oest, M. ; Phillips, J. ; Porter, B.D. ; Robertson, G. ; Taylor, W.R.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Mech. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

22

Issue

5

fYear

2003

Firstpage

77

Lastpage

83

Abstract

Quantitative tools such as micro-CT are needed for tissue engineering to evolve beyond a qualitative, observational field and accelerate the clinical realization of regenerative technologies. As faster, higher-resolution micro-CT systems become available for both in vitro and in vivo studies and the development of improved contrast agents allows micro-CT imaging to be extended to nonmineralized tissues, additional novel applications related to tissue engineering are sure to emerge.

Keywords

blood vessels; bone; computerised tomography; diagnostic radiography; tissue engineering; biomaterials; blood vessels; bone; micro-CT; microcomputed tomography; regenerative technologies; tissue engineering; Biological tissues; Blood vessels; Bones; Bridges; Design optimization; Engineering in medicine and biology; Image restoration; Mineralization; Power engineering and energy; Tomography;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0739-5175

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MEMB.2003.1256276

Filename

1256276