2005 Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 76-77
A novel method of in vivo microtomography (micro-CT) was developed. This article reports this system and the evaluation of the maxillofacial region of experimental animal. This system is composed of an X-ray tube, object table and sensor. A living rat under anesthesia was set on the object table. The X-ray tube and sensor were rotated around the object table. The condition was 70 kV and 80 uA. The pixel size was 30 um, isotropic. The field had pixel numbers 512 × 512 × 384. The volume data were visualized by volume rendering. The three-dimensional image depicts the structures of the jaw very clear. The novel micro-CT scanning is useful for observation of bone structures in vivo.
