Inside out: modern imaging techniques to reveal animal anatomy

H Lauridsen, K Hansen, T Wang, P Agger… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Animal anatomy has traditionally relied on detailed dissections to produce anatomical
illustrations, but modern imaging modalities, such as MRI and CT, now represent an …

An exploratory study of contrast agents for soft tissue visualization by means of high resolution X‐ray computed tomography imaging

E Pauwels, D Van Loo, P Cornillie… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
High resolution X‐ray computed tomography (CT), or microCT, is a promising and already
widely used technique in various scientific fields. Also for histological purposes it has great …

[HTML][HTML] Micro-computed tomography: Introducing new dimensions to taxonomy

S Faulwetter, A Vasileiadou, M Kouratoras, T Dailianis… - ZooKeys, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Continuous improvements in the resolution of three-dimensional imaging have led to an
increased application of these techniques in conventional taxonomic research in recent …

Opportunities and challenges for digital morphology

A Ziegler, M Ogurreck, T Steinke, F Beckmann… - Biology direct, 2010 - Springer
Advances in digital data acquisition, analysis, and storage have revolutionized the work in
many biological disciplines such as genomics, molecular phylogenetics, and structural …

The Digital Fish Library: using MRI to digitize, database, and document the morphological diversity of fish

RM Berquist, KM Gledhill, MW Peterson, AH Doan… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Museum fish collections possess a wealth of anatomical and morphological data that are
essential for documenting and understanding biodiversity. Obtaining access to specimens …

A quantitative micro-tomographic gut atlas of the lepidopteran model insect Manduca sexta

AG Windfelder, J Steinbart, U Flögel, J Scherberich… - IScience, 2023 - cell.com
The tobacco hornworm is used extensively as a model system for ecotoxicology,
immunology and gut physiology. Here, we established a micro-computed tomography …

Exploring annelid anatomy using micro-computed tomography: A taxonomic approach

J Parapar, M Candás, X Cunha-Veira, J Moreira - Zoologischer Anzeiger, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of Micro-computed X-ray tomography (microCT or μCT) in the study of the anatomy
of Annelids is becoming more common. Here we present a new approach to the anatomical …

Description of a soft‐bodied invertebrate with microcomputed tomography and revision of the genus Chtonobdella (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)

M Tessler, A Barrio, E Borda… - Zoologica …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Two‐jawed (duognathous) terrestrial leeches in the Haemadipsidae are major pests across
their wide geographic range, represented by numerous endemic species in Australia and …

[HTML][HTML] Sea anemones through X-rays: visualization of two species of Diadumene (Cnidaria, Actiniaria) using micro-CT

LC Gusmão, A Grajales, E Rodríguez - American Museum Novitates, 2018 - BioOne
Diadumenidae is a monogeneric family comprised of 10 valid species in the genus
Diadumene. Although these species are distributed in all but the Southern Ocean …

Micro-computed tomography and histology to explore internal morphology in decapod larvae

D Castejón, J Alba-Tercedor, G Rotllant, E Ribes… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Traditionally, the internal morphology of crustacean larvae has been studied using
destructive techniques such as dissection and microscopy. The present study combines …