Recent Publications

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*This page is frequently under construction due to the near-weekly publication of diceCT related studies. Please see the Google Scholar link above for up-to-date citation information.

 

2021

Callahan S, Crowe-Riddell JM, Nagesan RS, Gray JA, Rabosky ARD. A guide for optimal iodine staining and high-throughput diceCT scanning in snakes. Ecology & Evolution. 2021.

 

2020

Abbas H, Olivere LA, Padgett ME, Schmidt CA, Gilmore BF, Southerland KW, McClung JM, Kontos CD. Muscle progenitor cells are required for the regenerative response and prevention of adipogenesis after limb ischemia. bioRxiv. 2020.

Albawaneh Z, Ali R, Abramyan J. Novel insights into the development of the avian nasal cavity. The Anatomical Record. 2020.

Bakker FT, Antonelli A, Clarke JA, Cook JA, Edwards SV, Ericson PG, Faurby S, Ferrand N, Gelang M, Gillespie RG, Irestedt M. The Global Museum: natural history collections and the future of evolutionary science and public education. PeerJ. 2020 Jan 28;8:e8225.

Bayguinov PO, Fisher MR, Fitzpatrick JA. Assaying three-dimensional cellular architecture using X-ray tomographic and correlated imaging approaches. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2020 Nov 13;295(46):15782-93.

Buser TJ, Boyd OF, Cortés Á, Donatelli CM, Kolmann MA, Luparell JL, Pfeiffenberger JA, Sidlauskas BL, Summers AP. The Natural Historian’s Guide to the CT Galaxy: Step-by-Step Instructions for Preparing and Analyzing Computed Tomographic (CT) Data Using Cross-Platform, Open Access Software. Integrative Organismal Biology. 2020;2(1):obaa009.

Buss J, Wiltshire KH, Harris JO, Deveney MR. Decontamination of Bonamia exitiosa. Aquaculture. 2020 Mar 9:735210.

Camilieri-Asch V, Shaw JA, Mehnert A, Yopak KE, Partridge JC, Collin SP. diceCT: a valuable technique to study the nervous system of fishes. Eneuro. 2020 May 29.

Camilieri-Asch V, Shaw JA, Yopak KE, Chapuis L, Partridge JC, Collin SP. Volumetric analysis and morphological assessment of the ascending olfactory pathway in an elasmobranch and a teleost using diceCT. Brain Structure and Function. 2020 Nov; 225(8): 2347–75.

Cerio DG, Witmer LM. Modeling visual fields using virtual ophthalmoscopy: Incorporating geometrical optics, morphometrics, and 3D visualization to validate an interdisciplinary technique. Vision Research. 2020 Feb 1; 167:70–86.

Clark AE. 2D and 3D Shape Variation Among Elasmobranch Olfactory Rosettes (Doctoral dissertation, Florida Atlantic University).

Cox TC. Microcomputed tomography of craniofacial mineralized tissue: A practical user’s guide to study planning and generating quality data. Bone. 2020 May 12: 115408.

Cox PG, Faulkes CG, Bennett NC. Masticatory musculature of the African mole-rats (Rodentia: Bathyergidae). PeerJ. 2020 Mar 24; 8:e8847.

Chen J, Li B, Shi Z, He C, Duan C, Zhang T, Wang LY. Crystal engineering of coordination-polymer-based iodine adsorbents using a π-electron-rich polycarboxylatearyl ether ligand. Cryst Eng Comm. 2020; 22(40): 6612–9.

Dawood Y, Strijkers GJ, Limpens J, Oostra RJ, de Bakker BS. Novel imaging techniques to study postmortem human fetal anatomy: a systematic review on microfocus-CT and ultra-high-field MRI. European Radiology. 2020 Apr; 30(4): 2280–92.

Dickinson E, Atkinson E, Meza A, Kolli S, Deutsch AR, Burrows AM, Hartstone-Rose A. Visualization and quantification of mimetic musculature via DiceCT. PeerJ. 2020 Jun 16; 8:e9343.

Dickinson E, Kolli S, Schwenk A, Davis CE, Hartstone‐Rose A. DiceCT Analysis of the Extreme Gouging Adaptations Within the Masticatory Apparatus of the Aye‐Aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis). The Anatomical Record. 2020 Feb; 303(2): 282–94.

Early CM, Iwaniuk AN, Ridgely RC, Witmer LM. Endocast structures are reliable proxies for the sizes of corresponding regions of the brain in extant birds. Journal of Anatomy. 2020 Dec; 237(6): 1162–76.

Early CM, Morhardt AC, Cleland TP, Milensky CM, Kavich GM, James HF. Chemical effects of diceCT staining protocols on fluid-preserved avian specimens. PloS one. 2020 Sep 18; 15(9): e0238783.

Eberspächer-Schweda MC, Schmitt K, Handschuh S, Fuchs-Baumgartinger A, Reiter AM. Diagnostic Yield of Micro-Computed Tomography (micro-CT) Versus Histopathology of a Canine Oral Fibrosarcoma. Journal of Veterinary Dentistry. 2020 Jun 2: 0898756420926519.

Fahn-Lai P, Biewener AA, Pierce SE. Broad similarities in shoulder muscle architecture and organization across two amniotes: implications for reconstructing non-mammalian synapsids. PeerJ. 2020 Feb 18; 8:e8556.

Faillace AC, Vieira KR, Santana MI. Computed tomographic and gross anatomy of the head of the blue‐fronted Amazon parrot (Amazona aestiva). Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia. 2020 Sep 15.

Fidalgo G, Paiva K, Mendes G, Barcellos R, Colaço G, Sena G, Pickler A, Mota CL, Tromba G, Nogueira LP, Braz D. Synchrotron microtomography applied to the volumetric analysis of internal structures of Thoropa miliaris tadpoles. Scientific Reports. 2020 Nov 3; 10(1): 1–10.

Glynne E, Daza JD, Bauer AM. Surface sculpturing in the skull of gecko lizards (Squamata: Gekkota). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2020 Dec; 131(4): 801–13.

Graf S, Willsch M, Ohl M. Comparative morphology of the musculature of the sting apparatus in Ampulex compressa (Hymenoptera, Ampulicidae) and Sceliphron destillatorium (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 2021 Jan 5; 68: 21.

Gurrib S. Characterisation of Ovine and Human Vertebral Endplates using X-ray Microtomography: the Effects of Degeneration on Structure (Doctoral dissertation, University of Cambridge).

Halm S, Haberthuer D, Eppler E, Djonov V, Arnold A. MICRO-CT Imaging of Thiel-Embalmed and Iodine-Stained Human Temporal Bone for 3D Modeling. medRxiv. 2020.

Hogan AV, Watanabe A, Balanoff AM, Bever GS. Comparative growth in the olfactory system of the developing chick with considerations for evolutionary studies. Journal of Anatomy. 2020 237(2):  225–240.

Holliday CM, Porter WR, Vliet KA, Witmer LM. The frontoparietal fossa and dorsotemporal fenestra of archosaurs and their significance for interpretations of vascular and muscular anatomy in dinosaurs. The Anatomical Record. 2020 Apr; 303(4): 1060–74.

Kang C, Kim D. Nanoconfinement-mediated cancer theranostics. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 2020 Jan 27: 1–8.

Keeffe R, Blackburn DC. Comparative morphology of the humerus in forward-burrowing frogs. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2020 Oct; 131(2): 291–303.

Lanzetti A, Berta A, Ekdale EG. Prenatal development of the humpback whale: growth rate, tooth loss and skull shape changes in an evolutionary framework. The Anatomical Record. 2020 Jan; 303(1): 180–204.

Lautenschlager S. Multibody dynamics analysis (MDA) as a numerical modelling tool to reconstruct the function and palaeobiology of extinct organisms. Palaeontology. 2020 Sep; 63(5): 703–15.

Lesciotto KM, Motch Perrine SM, Kawasaki M, Stecko T, Ryan TM, Kawasaki K, Richtsmeier JT. Phosphotungstic acid‐enhanced microCT: Optimized protocols for embryonic and early postnatal mice. Developmental Dynamics. 2020 Apr; 249(4): 573–85.

Lessner EJ. Quantifying neurovascular canal branching patterns reveals a shared crocodylian arrangement. Journal of Morphology. 2020 Nov 2.

Li S, Tan L, Meng X. Nanoscale Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Synthesis, Biocompatibility, Imaging Applications, and Thermal and Dynamic Therapy of Tumors. Advanced Functional Materials. 2020 Mar; 30(13): 1908924.

Llambrich S, Wouters J, Himmelreich U, Dierssen M, Sharpe J, Gsell W, Martínez-Abadías N, Velde GV. ViceCT and whiceCT for simultaneous high-resolution visualization of craniofacial, brain and ventricular anatomy from micro-computed tomography. Scientific reports. 2020 Oct 30; 10(1): 1–7.

Martin M. Morpho-functional adaptations to digging in Australian marsupials (Doctoral dissertation, Murdoch University).

Martin ML, Travouillon KJ, Fleming PA, Warburton NM. Review of the methods used for calculating physiological cross‐sectional area (PCSA) for ecological questions. Journal of Morphology. 2020 May 6.

McElroy EJ, Sustaita D, McBrayer LD. Applied Functional Biology: Linking Ecological Morphology to Conservation and Management 2020; 402–412.

Miralles A, Bruy T, Wolcott K, Scherz MD, Begerow D, Beszteri B, Bonkowski M, Felden J, Gemeinholzer B, Glaw F, Glöckner FO. Repositories for Taxonomic Data: Where We Are and What is Missing. Systematic biology. 2020 Apr 16.

Pitriana P, Wessel A, Aschenbach T, von Rintelen K. Exploring sponge-inhabiting barnacles of Eastern Indonesia using micro-CT Scanning. Treubia. 2020 Dec 30; 47(2): 77–98.

Porto A, Rolfe SM, Maga AM. ALPACA: a fast and accurate approach for automated landmarking of three-dimensional biological structures. bioRxiv. 2020 Jan 1.

Prötzel D, Scherz MD, Ratsoavina FM, Vences M, Glaw F. Untangling the trees: Revision of the Calumma nasutum complex (Squamata: Chamaeleonidae). Vertebrate Zoology. 2020 Jan 1.

Roque-Torres GD. Application of Micro-CT in Soft Tissue Specimen Imaging. In: Micro-computed Tomography (micro-CT) in Medicine and Engineering 2020 (pp. 139–170). Springer, Cham.

Rawson SD, Maksimcuka J, Withers PJ, Cartmell SH. X-ray computed tomography in life sciences. BMC Biology. 2020 Dec; 18(1): 1–5.

Regnault S, Fahn-Lai P, Norris RM, Pierce SE. Shoulder Muscle Architecture in the Echidna (Monotremata: Tachyglossus aculeatus) Indicates Conserved Functional Properties. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 2020 Mar 14: 1–3.

Russell AP, Bauer AM. Vocalization by extant nonavian reptiles: A synthetic overview of phonation and the vocal apparatus. The Anatomical Record. 2020 Oct 25.

Saulsbury J. Crinoid respiration and the distribution of energetic strategies among marine invertebrates. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2020 Jan 1; 129(1): 244–58.

Self TS, Ginn-Hedman AM, Kaulfus CN, Newell-Fugate AE, Weeks BR, Heaps CL. Iodine-enhanced micro-computed tomography of atherosclerotic plaque morphology complements conventional histology. Atherosclerosis. 2020 Nov 1; 313: 43–9.

Simcock IC, Hutchinson JC, Shelmerdine SC, Matos JN, Sebire NJ, Fuentes VL, Arthurs OJ. Investigation of optimal sample preparation conditions with potassium triiodide and optimal imaging settings for microfocus computed tomography of excised cat hearts. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 2020 Apr; 81(4): 326–33.

Sohn JH, Fukui D, Nojiri T, Minowa K, Kimura J, Koyabu D. Three-Dimensional and Histological Observations on Male Genital Organs of Greater Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. Journal of Mammalian Evolution. 2020 Oct 19:1–3.

Stanchak KE, French C, Perkel DJ, Brunton BW. The balance hypothesis for the avian lumbosacral organ and an exploration of its morphological variation. bioRxiv. 2020 Jan 1.

Stephens SE, Bean M, Surber H, Ingels NB, Jensen HK, Liachenko S, Wenk JF, Jensen MO. MicroCT Imaging of Heart Valve Tissue in Fluid. Experimental Mechanics. 2020 Oct 27: 1–9.

Swartz SM, Allen JJ. Structure and Function of Bat Wings. In: Phyllostomid Bats: A Unique Mammalian Radiation. 2020 Oct 16: 151.

Thompson N, Ravagli E, Mastitskaya S, Iacoviello F, Aristovich K, Perkins J, Shearing PR, Holder D. MicroCT optimisation for imaging fascicular anatomy in peripheral nerves. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2020 Mar 13: 108652.

Tsai HP, Turner ML, Manafzadeh AR, Gatesy SM. Contrast‐enhanced XROMM reveals in vivo soft tissue interactions in the hip of Alligator mississippiensis. Journal of Anatomy. 2020 Feb; 236(2): 288–304.

Wainwright DK, Lauder GV. Tunas as a high-performance fish platform for inspiring the next generation of autonomous underwater vehicles. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. 2020 Mar 25;15(3):035007.

Watanabe J, Field DJ, Matsuoka H. Wing musculature reconstruction in extinct flightless auks (Pinguinus and Mancalla) reveals incomplete convergence with penguins (Spheniscidae) due to differing ancestral states. bioRxiv. 2020 Jan 1.

Wilken AT, Sellers KC, Cost IN, Rozin RE, Middleton KM, Holliday CM. Connecting the chondrocranium: Biomechanics of the suspensorium in reptiles. Vertebrate Zoology. 2020 Jan 1; 70: 275–90.

Willsch M, Friedrich F, Baum D, Jurisch I, Ohl M. A comparative description of the mesosomal musculature in Sphecidae and Ampulicidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) using 3D techniques. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 2020 Nov 5; 67: 51.

Xia CW, Gan RL, Pan JR, Hu SQ, Zhou QZ, Chen S, Zhang L, Hu QG, Wang YX. Lugol’s Iodine-Enhanced Micro-CT: A Potential 3-D Imaging Method for Detecting Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma Specimens in Surgery. Frontiers in Oncology. 2020; 10.

Zahnle XJ, Sierwald P, Ware S, Bond JE. Genital morphology and the mechanics of copulation in the millipede genus Pseudopolydesmus (Diplopoda: Polydesmida: Polydesmidae). Arthropod Structure & Development. 2020 Jan 1; 54: 100913.

 

2019 

Bauer AM. Gecko adhesion in space and time: a phylogenetic perspective on the scansorial success story. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 2019 Jul 1; 59(1): 117–30.

D’Elía G, Fabre PH, Lessa EP. Rodent systematics in an age of discovery: recent advances and prospects. Journal of Mammalogy. 2019 May 23; 100(3): 852–71.

du Plessis A, Broeckhoven C. Looking deep into nature: A review of micro-computed tomography in biomimicry. Acta biomaterialia. 2019 Feb 1; 85: 27-40.

Griffing AH, Sanger TJ, Daza JD, Nielsen SV, Pinto BJ, Stanley EL, Gamble T. Embryonic development of a parthenogenetic vertebrate, the mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). Developmental Dynamics. 2019 Nov; 248(11): 1070–90.

Watanabe A, Gignac PM, Balanoff AM, Green TL, Kley NJ, Norell MA. Are endocasts good proxies for brain size and shape in archosaurs throughout ontogeny?. Journal of Anatomy. 2019 Mar; 234(3): 291–305.

Bagge LE. Not as clear as it may appear: Challenges associated with transparent camouflage in the ocean. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 2019 Dec 1;59 (6): 1653–63.

 

2018

Dickinson E, Stark H, Kupczik K (2018) Non-Destructive Determination of Muscle Architectural Variables Through the Use of DiceCT. Anat Rec 301, 363–377. [doi: 10.1002/ar.23716]

Hedrick, BP, Yohe L, Linden AV, Dávalos LM, Sears K, Sadier A, Rossiter SJ, Davies KTJ, Dumont E (2018) Assessing Soft-tissue Shrinkage Estimates in Museum Specimens Imaged with Diffusible Iodine-based Contrast-enhanced Computed Tomography (diceCT). Micros Microa 24, 284–291. [doi: 10.1017/S1431927618000399]

March D, Hartstone-Rose A (2018) Functional Morphology and Behavioral Correlates to Postcranial Musculature. Anat Rec 301, 419–423. [doi: 10.1002/ar.23779]

Orsbon CP, Gidmark NH, Ross CF (2018) Dynamic Musculoskeletal Functional Morphology: Integrating diceCT and XROMM. Anat Rec 301, 378–406. [doi: 10.1002/ar.23714]

Santana SE (2018) Comparative Anatomy of Bat Jaw Musculature via Diffusible Iodine-Based Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography. Anat Rec 301, 267–278. [doi: 10.1002/ar.23721]

Stanchak KE, Santana SE (2018) Assessment of the Hindlimb Membrane Musculature of Bats: Implications for Active Control of the Calcar. Anat Rec 301, 441–448. [doi: 10.1002/ar.23740]

Yohe LR, Hoffman S, Curtis A (2018) Vomeronasal and Olfactory Structures in Bats Revealed by DiceCT Clarify Genetic Evidence of Function. Front in Neuro 12: 32 . [doi: 10.3389/fnana.2018.00032]

2017

Bribiesca-Contreras F, Sellers WI (2017) Three-dimensional visualisation of the internal anatomy of the sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) forelimb using contrast-enhanced micro-computed tomography. PeerJ 5, e3039. [doi: 10.7717/peerj.3039]

Carlisle A, Selwood L, Hinds LA, Saunders N, Habgood M, Mardon K, Weisbecker V (2017). Testing hypotheses of developmental constraints on mammalian brain partition evolution, using marsupials. Scientific Reports7 no. 4241. [doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-02726-9]

Davies TG, Rahman IA, Lautenschlager S, Cunningham JA, Asher RJ, Barrett PM, Bates KT, Bengtson S, Benson RB, Boyer DM, Braga J (2017) Open data and digital morphology. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 284, 20170194. [doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.0194]

Green RM, Leach CL, Hoehn N, Marcucio RS, Hallgrímsson B (2017) Quantifying three-dimensional Morphology and RNA from individual embryos. Dev Dynam 246, 431–436. [doi: 10.1002/DVDY.24490]

Kaji T, Anker A, Wirkner CS, Palmer AR (2017) Parallel saltational evolution of ultrafast movement sin snapping shrimp claws. Curr Biol, 28, 106–113. [doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.11.044]

Nasrullah Q, Renfree MB, Evans AR (2017) Three-dimensional mammalian tooth development using diceCT. Arch Oral Biol 85, 183–191. [doi:10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.10.018]

Orbach DN, Kelly DA, Solano M, Brennan PLR (2017) Genital interactions during simulated copulation among marine mammals. Proc Roy Soc B 28420171265. [doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.1265]

Porro LB, Richards CT (2017) Digital dissection of the model organism Xenopus laevis using contrast-enhanced computed tomography. J Anat 231, 169–191. [doi:10.1111/joa.12625]

Sentenská L, Müller CHG, Pekár S, Uhl G (2017) Neurons and a sensory organ in the pedipalps of male spiders reveal that is is not a numb structure. Sci Rep 7: 12209. [doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-12555-5]

Ziermann JM, Clement AM, Ericsson R, Olson L (2018) Cephalic muscle development in the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri. J Morph 279, 494–516. [doi: 10.1002/jmor.20784]

2016

Balanoff AM, Bever GS, Colbert MW, et al. (2016) Best practices for digitally constructing endocranial casts: Examples from birds and their dinosaurian relatives. J Anat 229, 173–190. [doi: 10.1111/joa.12378]

Clarke JA, Chatterjee S, Li Z, Riede, T, Agnolin F, Goller F, Isasi MP, Martinioni DR, Mussel FJ, Novas FE (2016) Fossil evidence of the avian vocal organ from the Mesozoic. Nature 538, 502–505. [doi: 10.1038/nature19852]

Crica LE , Wengenroth J, Tiainen H, Ionita M, Haugen HJ (2016) Enhanced X-ray absorption for micro-CT analysis of low density polymers. J Biomat Sci 27, 805–823. [doi: 10.1080/09205063.2016.1152856]

Danner RM, Gulson-Castillo ER, James HF, Dzielski SA, Frank III DC, Sibbald ET, Winkler DW (2016) Habitat-specific divergence of air conditioning structures in bird bills. Auk 134, 65–75. [doi: 10.1642/AUK-16-107.1]

Gignac PM, Kley NK, Clarke JA, Colbert MW, Morhardt AC, Cerio D, Cost IN, Cox PG, Daza JD, Early CM, Echols MS, Henkelman RM, Herdina AN, Holliday CM, Li Z, Mahlow K, Merchant S, Müller J, Orsbon CP, Paluh DJ, Thies ML, Tsai HP, Witmer LM (2016) Diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced computed tomography (diceCT): an emerging tool for rapid, high-resolution, 3-D imaging of metazoan soft tissues. J Anat 228, 889–909. [doi: 10.1111/joa.12449]

Girard R, Zeineddine HA, Orsbon C, Tan H, Moore T, Hobson N, Shenkar R, Lightle R, Shi C, Fam MD, Cao Y, Shen L, Neander AI, Rorrer A, Gallione C, Tang AT, Kahn ML, Marchuk DA, Luo Z-X, Awad IA (2016) Micro-computed tomography in murine models of cerebral cavernous malformations as a paradigm for brain disease. J Neurosci Meth 271, 14–24. [doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2016.06.021]

Gold MEL, Shulz D, Budassi M, Vaska P, Gignac PM, Norell MA (2016) Flying starlings and PET lend insights on the evolution of volant dinosaurs. Curr Biol 26, R265–R267. [doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.02.025]

Hughes DF, Gignac PM, Walker EM, Martinez A, Negishi K, Lieb CS, Greenbaum E, Khan AM (2016) Rescuing perishable neuroanatomical information from a threatened biodiversity hotspot: Remote field methods for brain tissue preservation validated by semi-quantitative cytoarchitectonic analysis, immunohistochemistry, and iodine-enhanced X-ray microcomputed tomography. PLOS One 11(5): e0155824. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155824]

Swart P, Wicklein M, Sykes D, Ahmed F, Krapp HG (2016) A quantitative comparison of micro-CT preparations in Dipteran flies. Sci Rep 6: 39380. [doi: 10.1038/srep39380]

Li Z,  Clarke JA (2016) The craniolingual morphology of waterfowl (Aves, Anseriformes) and its relationship with feeding mode revealed through contrast-enhanced X-ray computed tomography and 2-D morphometrics. J Evol Biol 43, 12–25. [doi: doi:10.1007/s11692-015-9345-4]

Li Z, Ketcham RA, Yan F, Maisano JA, Clarke JA (2016) Comparison and evaluation of the effectiveness of two approaches of diffusible iodine-based contrast- enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) for avian cephalic material. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 00B:1–11. [doi:10.1002/jez.b.22692]

2015

Akkari N, Enghoff H, Metscher BD (2015) A New Dimension in Documenting New Species: High-Detail Imaging for Myriapod Taxonomy and First 3D Cybertype of a New Millipede Species (Diplopoda, Julida, Julidae). PLoS ONE 10(8): e0135243. [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0135243]

Anderson R, Maga AM. (2015) A novel procedure for rapid imaging of adult mouse brains with microCT using iodine-based contrast. PLOS One 10(11): e0142974. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142974]

Clement AM, Nysjö J, Strand R, Ahlberg PE (2015) Brain-Endocast Relationship in the Australian Lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, Elucidated from Tomographic Data (Sarcopterygii: Dipnoi). PLoS ONE 10(10): e0141277. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141277]

Dougherty LR, Rahman IA, Burdfield-Steel ER, et al. (2015) Experimental reduction of intromittent organ length reduces male reproductive success in a bug. Proc Roy Soc Lond B 282: 20150724. [doi: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0724]

Herdina AN, Kelly DA, Jahelkova H, et al. (2015) Testing hypotheses of bat baculum function with 3-D models derived from micro-CT. J Anat 226, 229–235. [doi: 10.1111/joa.12274]

Herdina AN, Plenk Jr. H, Benda P, et al. (2015) Correlative 3D-imaging of Pipistrellus penis micromorphology: Validating quantitative microCT images with undecalcified serial ground section histomorphology. J Morphol 276, 695–706. [doi: 10.1002/jmor.20372]

Hopkins TM, Hellman AM, Liggett JA, et al. (2015) Combining micro-computed tomography with histology to analyze biomedical implants for peripheral nerve repair. J Neurosci Methods 255, 122–130.[doi: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2015.08.016]

Hutchinson JC, Arthurs OJ, Ashworth MT, et al. (2015) Clinical utility of postmortem micro-computed tomography of the fetal heart: diagnostic imaging versus macroscopic dissection. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 47, 58–64[doi: 10.1002/uog.15764]

Kleinteich T, Gorb SN (2015) Frog tongue acts as muscle-powered adhesive tape. R Soc open sci 2: 150333. [doi: 10.1098/ros.150333]

Kleinteich T, Gorb SN (2015) The diversity of sticky frog tongues. Bruker microCT User Mtg Abstracts 2015-18, 1–4.

Li Z, Clarke JA, Ketcham RA, et al. (2015) An investigation into the efficacy and mechanism of contrast-enhanced X-ray computed tomography utilizing iodine for large specimens through experimental and simulation approaches. BMC Phys 15: 5. [doi: 10.1186/s12899-015-0019-3]

Schmidbaur H, Keklikoglou K, Metscher BD, et al. (2015) Exploring methods to remove iodine and phosphotungstic acid stains from zoological specimens. Bruker microCT User Mtg Abstracts 2015-21, 1–8.

Silva JMdS, Zanette I, Noël PB, et al. (2015) Three-dimensional non-destructive soft-tissue visualization with X-ray staining micro-tomography. Sci Rep 5: 14088. [doi: 10.1038/srep14088]

Sombke A, Lipke E, Michalik, et al. (2015) Potential and limitations of X-ray micro-computed tomography in arthropod neuroanatomy: a methodological and comparative survey. J Comp Neurol 523, 1281–1295. [doi: 10.1002/cne.23741] 

Tsai HP, Holliday CM (2015) Articular soft tissue anatomy of the archosaur hip joint: structural homology and functional implications. J Morphol 276, 601–630. [doi: 10.1002/jmor.20360] 

2014

Buytaert J, De Greef D, Aerts P, et al. (2014) Volume shrinkage of bone, brain and muscle tissue in sample preparation for micro-CT and light sheet florescence microscopy (LSFM). Microsc. Microanal. 20, 1208–1217. [doi: 10.1017/S1431927614001329] 

Cox PG, Faulkes CG (2014) Digital dissection of the masticatory muscles of the naked mole-rat, Heterocephalus glaber (Mammalia, Rodentia). PeerJ 2, e448. [doi: 10.7717/peerj.448]

Descamps E, Sochacka A, Kegel BD, et al. (2014) Soft tissue discrimination with contrast agents using micro-CT scanning. Belg J Zool 144, 20–40.

Dunmore‐Buyze PJ, Tate E, Xiang FL, Detombe SA, Nong Z, Pickering JG, Drangova M. (2014) Three‐dimensional imaging of the mouse heart and vasculature using micro‐CT and whole‐body perfusion of iodine or phosphotungstic acid. Contr Med Mol Imag. 2014 Sep; 9: 383-90. [doi: 10.1002/cmmi.1588]

Fernández R, Kvist S, Lenihan J, et al. (2014) Sine systemate chaos? A versatile tool for earthworm taxonomy: non-destructive imaging of freshly fixed and museum specimens using micro-computed tomography. PLoS ONE 9, e96617. [doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096617]

Gignac PM, Kley NJ (2014) Iodine-enhanced micro-CT imaging: methodological refinements for the study of soft-tissue anatomy of post-embryonic vertebrates. J Exp Zool Part B (Mol Dev Evol) 322B, 166–176. [doi: 10.1002/jez.b.22561]

Kleinteich T, Conway KW, Gorb SN, et al. (2014) What’s inside a fishy suction cup?. Bruker microCT User Mtg Abstracts 2014-14, 1–4.

Lenihan J, Kvist S, Fernández R, et al. (2014) A dataset comprising four micro-computed tomography scans of freshly fixed and museum earthworm specimens. GigaScience. 3, 6. [doi: 10.1186/2047-217X-3-6] 

Razi T, Niknami M, Ghazani FA (2014) Relationship between Hounsfield Unit in CT scan and grayscale in CBCT. J Dent Res Dent Clinics Dent Prospects 8, 107–110. [doi: 10.5681/joddd.2014.019]

Naha PC, Zaki AA, Hecht E, et al. (2014) Dextran coated bismuth–iron oxide nanohybrid contrast agents for computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. J Mater Chem B 2, 8239–8248. [doi: 10.1039/C4TB01159G]

Neu CP, Genin GM (2014) Handbook of Imaging in Biological Mechanics. Boca Raton: CRC Press. [ISBN: 1466588136]

Thomsen HS, Webb JAW (2014) Contrast media safety issues and ESUR guidelines. Third edition. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. [ISBN: 9783642367236]

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