Flat-panel volumetric computed tomography: a new method for visualizing fine bone detail in living mice

J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2005 Jul-Aug;29(4):560-5. doi: 10.1097/01.rct.0000164254.66730.55.

Abstract

In this report, we present a new noninvasive 3-dimensional (3D) imaging technology for in vivo monitoring of the skeletal development of mice: flat-panel volumetric Computed Tomography (fpvCT). Long-term investigations of 4 mice are presented, with up to 14 scans of each mouse from postnatal day 0 to 86. Examinations of a newborn and an adult mouse, performed with fpvCT and clinical multislice CT (MSCT), demonstrate the superior image quality of high-resolution fpvCT.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Development
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
  • Equipment Design
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / instrumentation*
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / veterinary
  • Mice
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / instrumentation*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / veterinary