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01-03-2017 | Method Paper

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

Authors: Kateřina Vymazalová, Lenka Vargová, Tomáš Zikmund, Jozef Kaiser

Published in: Anatomical Science International | Issue 2/2017

Abstract

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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Title: The possibilities of studying human embryos and foetuses using micro-CT: a technical note
Authors: Kateřina Vymazalová
Lenka Vargová
Tomáš Zikmund
Jozef Kaiser
Publication date: 01-03-2017
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Anatomical Science International / Issue 2/2017
Print ISSN: 1447-6959
Electronic ISSN: 1447-073X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12565-016-0377-3

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