https://dicect.com/recent-dicect-publications/2021-07-20T18:41:15+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2019/03/07/imaging-technology-symposium-summer-2019/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/image001.jpgimage0012019-03-07T17:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2019/01/31/dicect-centennial/2019-01-31T16:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/dicect-centennial/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/dicect_centennial.jpgdicect_centennial2019-01-31T16:30:37+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2018/08/13/new-publication-the-utility-of-dicect-imaging-for-high-throughput-comparative-neuroanatomical-studies/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/kargerbbe_gignackley.jpgKargerBBE_GignacKleyDiceCT facilitates the rapid visualization of both external and internal brain anatomy in vertebrates – alongside the intact bones of the skull and the complete, undisturbed pathways of peripheral nerves, up to and including the target organs that they innervate. This approach allows for the digital extraction of vertebrate brains across 10,000-fold ranges in specimen size and at micron-scale resolutions.2018-08-11T16:56:59+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/06/26/new-publication-assessing-soft-tissue-shrinkage-estimates-in-museum-specimens-imaged-with-diffusible-iodine-based-contrast-enhanced-computed-tomography/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/hedrick-microscopytoday.pngPallas’s long-tongued batMid-sagittal section of museum specimen of <i>Glossophaga soricina</i> (Pallas’s long-tongued bat) head after three weeks in I₂KI stain demonstrating complete penetration after only several weeks in stain. The black space surrounding the brain shows the degree of shrinkage. Anatomical structures are outlined for orientation. Scale bar = 4 mm. 2018-06-26T19:50:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/05/23/featured-article-cephalic-muscle-development-in-the-australian-lungfish-neoceratodus-forsteri/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/fig-4-levatores-arcuum-branchialium-lzw-29oct17-copy.pngFig. 4 Levatores arcuum branchialium LZW 29Oct17 copy<i>Neoceratodus forsteri</i>, develoment of branchial arch muscles. Top row: Sagittal sections; <i>Levatores arcuum branchialium I-V</i> (LAB I-V) attaching to <i>ceratobranchiales</i> (CB) I-V (anterior is left; stage 52/53) . Bottom row: Branchial arch muscles in in a juvenile N. forsteri, diceCT images, sagittal images; LAB (I-V) (anterior is left). See publication for details of histological staining; scale bar is 1 mm.2018-05-22T22:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/05/17/new-publication-vomeronasal-and-olfactory-structures-in-bats-revealed-by-dicect-clarify-genetic-evidence-of-function/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/screen-shot-2018-05-11-at-12-52-33-pm.png3D Bat Vomeronasal OrgansCoronal sections of the posterior region of the nasal cavity comparing diceCT scans and 3D reconstructions in bats (frontoturbinal is light green; interturbinals are dark green, ethmoturbinal I is yellow; ethmoturbinal II is light blue; and ethmoturbinal III is teal; see publication for abbreviations.)2018-05-17T17:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/02/19/featured-editorial-team-the-anatomical-record/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unnamed-document-11.jpgunnamed document 1https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/unnamed-document2.jpgunnamed document2018-02-16T21:57:13+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/02/13/new-publication-assessment-of-the-hindlimb-membrane-musculature-of-bats-implications-for-active-control-of-the-calcar/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-12-at-10-01-28-am.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-12 at 10.01.28 AM3D diceCT models and histological sections through the calcar of (a) M. californicus, (b) A. jamaicensis, (c,d) M. molasses. Specimens were stained with Lugol's iodine for contrast-enhanced X-ray µCT imaging, subsequently destained by leaching in 70% EtOH, and re-stained for histological sectioning using Modified Mayer's Hematoxylin and Mallory triple connective tissue stains. Abbreviations: Ca, calcar; m.A, additional muscle in M. molossus; m.CC, m. calcaneocutaneous; m.D, m. depressor ossis styliformis; m. DP, m. depressor ossis styliformis profundus; m.DS, m. depressor ossis styliformis superficialis. 2018-02-13T15:33:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/02/09/new-publication-specialized-specialists-and-the-narrow-niche-fallacy-a-tale-of-scale-feeding-fishes/2018-02-09T16:46:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/02/05/new-publication-dynamic-musculoskeletal-functional-morphology-integrating-dicect-and-xromm/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/screen-shot-2018-02-05-at-11-46-56-am1.pngScreen Shot 2018-02-05 at 11.46.56 AMSelect macaque hyolingual muscles. (Top) Lateral view of cranium, mandible (transparent), basihyoid, and select hyolingual muscles; (Bottom) Same view as A, showing only the muscles that are hypothesized to produce hyoid elevation. Abbreviations (color): ad, anterior digastric (yellow); bh, basihyoid (tan); gg, genio- glossus (dark gray); gh, geniohyoid (blue); hg, hyoglossus (light blue); mh, mylohyoid (red); pd, posterior digastric (purple); pg, palatoglossus (pink); sg, styloglossus (green); sh, stylohyoid (orange); to, tongue (light gray). (The kinematics of these muscles were reconstructed using a combination of XROMM and FMM.)2018-02-05T18:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/01/30/new-publication-comparative-anatomy-of-bat-jaw-musculature-via-diffusible-iodine-based-contrast-enhanced-computed-tomography/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0011-2.jpgimg_0011-2DiceCT scans of a representative noctilionoid bat illustrating variation in the degree of compartimentalization of the m. masseter; from left to right: 3D reconstructions of the M. masseter and the skull showing section planes; coronal sections at the posterior end of the M. masseter; oblique sections at the greatest length of the m. masseter, from diceCT scans of dissected masseters; and axial sections from diceCT scans of dissected masseters. https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0011-1.jpgimg_0011-1https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/img_0011.jpgimg_00112018-01-30T17:41:07+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/01/23/new-publication-non-destructive-determination-of-muscle-architectural-variables-through-the-use-of-dicect/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/musclefasciclesdicect.pngMuscleFasciclesDiceCT3D volumes and fascicular reconstructions of temporalis (top) and superficial masseter (bottom) muscles from a crab-eating macaque, using diceCT image stacks and streamline mapping in ImageXd to model individual muscle fascicles.2018-01-23T13:33:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/methods/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-11-at-3-55-01-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-11 at 3.55.01 PM2018-01-15T21:16:15+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2018/01/15/spicect-contrast-enhancement-before-your-very-eyes/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/spicect_website.pngSpiceCT_websiteComparison of diceCT and spiceCT imaged cormorants in frontal view—note the drastic difference in staining time for comparable soft-tissue contrast.2018-01-15T21:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2018/01/15/new-publication-parallel-saltational-evolution-of-ultrafast-movements-in-snapping-shrimp-claws/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/synalpheus-dardeaui-and-harpiliopsis-depressa.jpgCURBIO_27_7.c1.indd3D digital reconstructions of the musculature and joint mechanism in shrimp snapping claws; diceCT models alongside confocal imaging, high-speed video, and kinematic experiments helped to elucidate how the extreme performance of crustacean claws came about.2018-01-15T20:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/12/15/new-publication-3-d-mammalian-tooth-development-using-dicect/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/nasrullah5-e1512575934848.pngHistological and diceCT imaging of tammar wallaby tooth developmentHistology (a, e), 2D diceCT sections with outlines of layers (b, f) and anterior (c, g) and apical (d, h) views of 3D models of enamel knots developing within upper canine (a–d) and lower dp3 (e–h). Scale bar = 100 μm. (see figure legend in the web version of this manuscript for interpretations of colored regions.)2017-12-15T18:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/11/27/new-publication-genital-interactions-during-simulated-copulation-among-marine-mammals/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/orbach_dicect_figure.pngDiceCT reconstructions of marine mammal copulatory anatomyReconstructions of CT scan images of penises inside vaginas. Images are reconstructed in sagittal plane for short-beaked common dolphins (D. delphis; top) and harbour seals (P. vitulina; bottom). Images on the left are two-dimensional volume reconstructions using sharp lung and smooth soft tissue algorithms. Images on the right are three-dimensional volume rendered (VOLR) protocols. Erectile tissue is red while non-erectile tissue is transparent.2017-11-27T14:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/09/18/dicect-xenopus-on-xenbase/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/xenbase-logo-medium.pngXenbase-Logo-Medium2017-09-18T15:49:56+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/09/01/perceived-contrasts-scientific-visualization-exhibit-opens-tonight/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/img_1958.jpgimg_19582017-09-01T18:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/08/09/stability/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image005.jpgimage005Some potential issues: This brain was very large (~140g) and did not stain throughout; fridge staining, however, may have improved this. Also, note the high density “pockets” that occur much less frequently if staining is done in the fridge.https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image001.pngimage001Stain visualization and reconstruction of specimen in 3-D, using Mimics by Materialise.https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/image004.jpgimage004Virtual dissection of a marsupial brain into its major components, using Mimics by Materialise.2017-07-10T11:27:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/07/10/new-publication-testing-hypotheses-of-developmental-constraints-on-mammalian-brain-partition-evolution-using-marsupials/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/tv5_forweb.gifDigital Brain ModelExemplar 3D reconstructed marsupial brain: Green/light red, the two olfactory bulbs; orange/blue, cerebral hemispheres; dark green, midbrain; yellow, cerebellum; cherry red, medulla.2017-07-10T11:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/06/08/new-publication-digital-dissection-of-the-model-organism-xenopus-laevis/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cover_1.jpg3D Digital Model of Xenopus3D model of Xenopus hard- and soft-tissue anatomy, digitally rendered from diceCT scans. Transparent outer layers allow for internal viscera, bone, muscle, and nerves to be visualized.2017-06-08T19:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/04/06/congratulations-to-echols-and-birch-on-winning-the-2017-wellcome-image-awards/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/b0011001_main.jpgB0011001 Microvasculature of the African Grey ParrAfrican grey parrot with the intricate cervical and cranial blood supply reconstructed in 3D.2017-04-06T18:12:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/03/29/new-publication-quantifying-3d-morphology-rna-from-individual-embryos/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/green_1a.jpgIodine-enhanced micro-CT scan projection of a mouse embryo (E11.5) (top) and an RNA integrity analysis after staining and scanning, showing 18S and 26S bands as well as a lower marker (bottom).2017-03-29T11:52:58+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2017/03/22/new-publication-three-dimensional-visualisation-of-the-internal-anatomy-of-the-sparrowhawk-accipiter-nisus-forelimb-using-contrast-enhanced-micro-computed-tomography/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sparrowhawk.jpgSparrowHawkTransverse μCT images of a sparrowhawk (<i>Accipiter nisus</i>) wing (upper panel)—Columns: (A) Control . (B–F)∼3% (w/v) iodine-buffered formalin solution after three (B), 10 (C), 15 (D), 18 (E), and 25 (F) days. Rows: (G) Corresponds to brachial area, (H) antebrachial area and (I) to the avian hand (scale bar equal to 5 mm). Three-dimensional model of the wing muscles of a sparrowhawk (lower panel)—three-dimensional model of the wing muscles of a sparrowhawk reconstructed from CT images of the stained wing after 25 days in a ∼3% iodine-buffered formalin solution (dorsal view of superficial (left) and ventral view of superficial (right) muscles).2017-03-22T13:52:14+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/about/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/nsf.pngNSFhttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/crotalus_atrox_frontal.pngCrotalus_atrox_frontalhttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/coverart.pngDiceCT AlligatorSections through the head of a neonate American alligator visualized via diceCT imaging..2017-02-28T16:42:01+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2016/11/22/tour-through-the-brain-of-python-named-winner-of-the-faseb-bioart-competition/2016-11-22T21:36:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/11/14/new-publication-habitat-specific-divergence-of-air-conditioning-structures-in-bird-bills/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/screen-shot-2016-11-13-at-6-10-07-pm.pngscreen-shot-2016-11-13-at-6-10-07-pmFrontal cross-sections along the bills in 2 Song Sparrows prepared using alcoholic iodine (I₂E), illustrating the differences between (A) <i>M. m. atlantica</i> and (B) <i>M. m. melodia</i>. Sections are ordered sequentially, from caudal-most to rostral-most. Within each cross-section, the top is dorsal and the bottom is ventral. (Scale bar is 2.0 mm.)2016-11-14T14:17:31+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/11/03/va-044-azo-initiator-supply-for-stability/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/va-044.jpgva-0442016-11-03T12:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/icvm-11/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2-cob_logo_cmyk_bleed_for-print-only.jpeg2-cob_logo_cmyk_bleed_for-print-onlyWe would like to thank The Company of Biologists for sponsoring our ICVM-11 DiceCT Symposium.https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmyyhb8xyae2ut4.jpgCmYYHb8XYAE2ut4https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmyxyp-xeaar2kk.jpgCmYxyp-XEAAr2kkhttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmyo53twcaaoiss.jpgCmYo53tWcAAoisShttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmylujdusaaruh2.jpgCmYluJdUsAARUh2https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmyk6aiwgaapzlq.jpgCmYk6aiWgAApzlQhttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmyhv4nxgaasjsr.jpgCmYhV4nXgAAsjsrhttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmydmhiwcaa3sqx.jpgCmYdmhiWcAA3sqXhttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmyazfmxeaaemua.jpgCmYaZFmXEAAEMuahttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cmxwz06w8aah5zh.jpgCmXwz06W8AAH5zH2016-09-25T18:30:59+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2016/09/15/dicect-on-display-at-the-royal-society-of-london/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pantherophis_frontal_final.jpgpantherophis_frontal_finalThe cranial anatomy of a diceCT imaged ratsnake in frontal view" by Nathan Kley and Paul Gignac. Ratsnake (genus <i>Pantherophis</i>) head in frontal view, prepared using diffusible iodine-based contrast enhanced computed tomography (diceCT) imaging, in which an iodine staining solution acts as a contrast agent that non-destructively renders soft tissues visible in X-ray micro-CT scans. The specimen was imaged using a GE Phoenix v | tome | x micro-CT scanner at 29.5 microns. Soft tissues including the brain and its internal structures, spinal cord, optic chiasm, roots and branches of cranial nerves, jaw and neck muscles, glands, nasal epithelia, cranial bones, and integument can all be clearly visualized simultaneously. (Image contrast and brightness were modified to render the background fully black and the neck was cropped to fit the image frame.)2016-09-17T16:09:09+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/08/24/new-publication-comparison-and-evaluation-of-the-effectiveness-of-two-approaches-of-diffusible-iodine-based-contrast-enhanced-computed-tomography-dicect-for-avian-cephalic-material/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-24-at-11-39-46-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-24 at 11.39.46 AMSagittal sections of the two tinamou heads processed using I₂KI-formaldehyde (A) and I₂E (B), respectively. Black arrows highlight the staining effect on the spinal cord; white arrows highlight the differential penetration of iodine in the two approaches (inset 3-D renderings for each specimen show the section positions).2016-08-24T15:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/svpworkshop/svp2015/2016-08-12T19:24:47+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2016/08/11/clahe/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/screen-shot-2016-08-01-at-6-22-53-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-08-01 at 6.22.53 PMDiceCT, two-year old <i>Alligator mississippiensis</i> head in transverse views (left) unmodified, and (right) filtered using CLAHE. 2016-08-11T20:17:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/07/14/new-publication-enhanced-x-ray-absorption-for-micro-ct-analysis-of-low-density-polymers/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/screen-shot-2016-07-14-at-2-22-07-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-07-14 at 2.22.07 PM3-D rendering based on a μCT scan (A) alongside an SEM micrograph (B; 1000x magnification) of a biopolymer composite stained with 1.5 wt.% iodine and fixed with HMDS. https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/screen-shot-2016-07-14-at-2-00-20-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-07-14 at 2.00.20 PMMicrographs from scanning electron microscopes of bipolymer composites stained with 1.5 wt.% iodine and fixed with HMDS. (Magnifications are at 500x (A) and 1000x (B).)2016-07-14T19:28:35+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/07/02/dicect-symposium-at-the-2016-international-congress-of-vertebrate-morphology/2016-07-02T11:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2015/10/04/icvm2016/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/icvm2016.jpgICVM2016Two dozen speakers are schedule to present in our diceCT symposium at ICVM in 2016.2016-07-02T11:25:00+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/06/06/new-publication-diffusible-iodine-based-contrast-enhanced-computed-tomography-dicect-an-emerging-tool-for-rapid-high-resolution-3-d-imaging-of-metazoan-soft-tissues/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gignac_et_al-2016_j-anat-2286_8-522x1122300dpi.jpgjoa_228_6_oc_Layout 1Cover: An eclectus parrot (<i>Eclectus roratus</i>) stained by C. M. Holliday (University of Missouri) and micro-CT scanned by L. M. Witmer (Ohio University) according to the diceCT protocol presented by Gignac et al. (p. 889–909) that reveals unprecedented soft-tissue detail in CT scanned specimens.2016-06-06T15:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/05/31/new-publication-rescuing-perishable-neuroanatomical-information-from-a-threatened-biodiversity-hotspot/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/hughesetal_dicect.jpgHughesEtAl_DiceCTMulti-modal brain imaging from reptile specimens capture and fixed under remote field conditions (right) without cold-storage capabilities: cranial gross anatomy of male <i>Trioceros johnstoni</i>, imaged using diceCT imaging (top left) and cellular-level, neural networks imaged from the same taxon (adjacent to the third ventricle), using a tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity (-ir) stain (TH; red) with DAPI fluorescent counterstain (blue) (bottom left). (See manuscript for abbreviations.)2016-05-31T13:19:49+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/04/04/new-publication-flying-starlings-pet-and-the-evolution-of-volant-dinosaurs/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/screen-shot-2016-04-04-at-1-55-02-pm.pngScreen Shot 2016-04-04 at 1.55.02 PM2016-04-04T19:44:24+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/01/19/new-publication-an-investigation-of-the-efficacy-and-mechanism-of-contrast-enhanced-x-ray-computed-tomography-utilizing-iodine-for-large-specimens-through-experimental-and-simulation-approaches/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-18-at-11-26-23-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-01-18 at 11.26.23 AMModel and experimental data show the temporal and spatial profile (zones 1, 2, and 3) of iodine concentration. By recalibration of staining duration, a constant flux at the boundary condition in the model is generally expected to be met by maintaining the solution concentration in a certain level.2016-01-19T15:44:41+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2016/01/18/new-publication-a-novel-procedure-for-rapid-imaging-of-adult-mouse-brains-with-%ce%bcct-using-iodine-based-contrast/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/screen-shot-2016-01-18-at-10-43-36-am.pngScreen Shot 2016-01-18 at 10.43.36 AMComparisons of MRI to diceCT mouse brains (left), showing displacement heat maps (right). Gray areas in the heat map indicate regions of large differences (>0.5 mm) either due to extreme shrinkage or difference in segmentation.2016-01-18T17:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2015/11/29/dicect-in-the-sicb-newsletter/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-29-at-3-00-35-pm.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-29 at 3.00.35 PM2015-11-29T21:08:28+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2015/11/10/new-publication-dicect-and-histology-for-peripheral-nerve-repair-2-2/2015-11-10T18:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2015/11/03/new-publication-a-new-dimension-in-documenting-new-species/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/screen-shot-2015-11-03-at-9-00-45-am.pngScreen Shot 2015-11-03 at 9.00.45 AM3-D virtual dissection of the holotype depicting the gonopods in situ. (A) Oblique transverse cut at body ring 10, showing attached musculature; (B) Parasagittal cut showing musculature and other anatomical structures2015-11-03T15:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2015/10/09/new-publication-best-practices-for-digitally-reconstructing-endocranial-casts/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/janat_endocasts.jpgCoelurosaur Dinosaur EndocastsCT images and cranial endocasts based on the cranial osteology of extant and fossil specimens as well one prepared using diceCT imaging.2015-11-03T15:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/2015/11/02/welcome/2015-11-02T16:01:16+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.com/svpworkshop/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/svp2015.jpgSVP20152015-10-11T17:17:53+00:00weekly0.6https://dicect.com/2015/10/08/the-austin-working-group/https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cb60vhyukaabl8g-large.jpgCB60vhyUkAABl8G.jpg-largehttps://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/screen-shot-2015-10-08-at-7-17-08-am.pngThe international, multi-institutional effort that started us off!The Austin Working Group met for two days in April 2015 to discuss the state of the art for iodine-based contrast enhancement of X-ray μCT. What emerged from that meeting was a set of standards and protocol recommendations as well as a strong desire t grow this community.https://dicect.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2015-04-03-austin-working-group-photo-dsc04543.jpg2015-04-03 Austin Working Group photo DSC04543Austin Working Group members: (from top left) Larry Witmer, Juan Daza, Henry Tsai, Johannes Müller, Matthew Colbert, Zhiheng Li, Julia Clarke, Scott Echols, Paul Gignac, Nathan Kley, Nele Herdina, Philip Cox, Dan Paluh, Catherine Early; (from bottom left) Ian Cost, Casey Holliday, Courtney Orson, Samer Merchant, Ashley Morhardt, Don Cerio, and Monte Theis. (Not pictured are Mark Henkelman and Brian Metscher.)2015-10-09T18:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://dicect.comdaily1.02021-07-20T18:41:15+00:00