Cryogenic contrast-enhanced microCT enables nondestructive 3D quantitative histopathology of soft biological tissues | Nature Communications

The authors present cryogenic contrast-enhanced MicroCT (cryo-CECT), which by freezing stained samples at optimal freezing rates improves the visualization of the tissue microstructure. They demonstrate quantitative 3D analysis of individual tissue constituents, such as muscle and collagen fibers.

Download PDF Subjects Cardiovascular diseases Skeletal muscle Tendons X-ray tomography Abstract Biological tissues comprise a spatially complex structure, composition and organization at the microscale, named the microstructure. Given the close structure-function relationships in tissues, structural characterization is essential to fully understand the functioning of healthy and pathological tissues, as well as the impact of possible treatments. Here, we present a nondestructive imaging approach to perform quantitative 3D histo(patho)logy of biological tissues, termed Cryogenic Contrast-Enhanc

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