The possibilities of studying human embryos and foetuses using micro-CT: a technical note

• Autoři: VYMAZALOVÁ Kateřina; VARGOVÁ Lenka; ZIKMUND Tomáš; KAISER Jozef
• Rok publikování: 2017
• Druh: Článek v odborném periodiku
• Časopis / Zdroj: Anatomical Science International
• Fakulta / Pracoviště MU: Lékařská fakulta
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12565-016-0377-3
• Obor: Ostatní lékařské obory
• Klíčová slova: Micro-CT; Human embryo; Phosphotungstic acid; Staining
• Popis: The purpose of the study was to discover a way to study the internal structure and evolution of human embryos noninvasively. The human embryo was stained with phosphotungstic acid solution (PTA) in ethanol (EPTA) and scanned using a micro computed tomography (micro-CT) scanner. Using appropriate software, a three-dimensional image of the embryo was created, which could be further exploited. The methodology described could be used for the non-destructive examination of the internal structure of the human embryo, and the resulting data can be used as a resource for medical students, gynaecologists, and paediatricians.

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• CEITEC - středoevropský technologický institut