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- Title
Synchrotron radiation micro‐tomography for high‐resolution neurovascular network morphology investigation.
- Authors
Cao, Yong; Zhang, Mengqi; Ding, Hui; Chen, Zhuohui; Tang, Bin; Wu, Tianding; Xiao, Bo; Duan, Chunyue; Ni, Shuangfei; Jiang, Liyuan; Luo, Zixiang; Li, Chengjun; Zhao, Jinyun; Liao, Shenghui; Yin, Xianzhen; Fu, Yalan; Xiao, Tiqiao; Lu, Hongbin; Hu, Jianzhong
- Abstract
There has been increasing interest in using high‐resolution micro‐tomography to investigate the morphology of neurovascular networks in the central nervous system, which remain difficult to characterize due to their microscopic size as well as their delicate and complex 3D structure. Synchrotron radiation X‐ray imaging, which has emerged as a cutting‐edge imaging technology with a high spatial resolution, provides a novel platform for the non‐destructive imaging of microvasculature networks at a sub‐micrometre scale. When coupled with computed tomography, this technique allows the characterization of the 3D morphology of vasculature. The current review focuses on recent progress in developing synchrotron radiation methodology and its application in probing neurovascular networks, especially the pathological changes associated with vascular abnormalities in various model systems. Furthermore, this tool represents a powerful imaging modality that improves our understanding of the complex biological interactions between vascular function and neuronal activity in both physiological and pathological states.
- Subjects
X-ray imaging; SYNCHROTRON radiation; CENTRAL nervous system; MORPHOLOGY; COMPUTED tomography
- Publication
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 2019, Vol 26, Issue 3, p607
- ISSN
0909-0495
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1107/S1600577519003060