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X-ray computed tomography analysis of mouse embryonic heart
Dobrovodská, Daniela ; Oberta, Peter (oponent) ; Zikmund, Tomáš (vedoucí práce)
X-ray computed tomography is a versatile technique allowing non-destructive three-dimensional (3D) imaging. It is widely used in industry for metrology and material characterisation. Lately, it has found its importance also in biology and developmental science, where the 3D reconstructed data provide more comprehensive information about the sample than the conventional 2D imaging methods. Moreover, it can produce high-quality images of various biological samples. The obstacle in imaging biological samples might be a very similar attenuation coefficient of soft tissue, and therefore staining with chemical substance must be used. This thesis aims to use microcomputed tomography to visualise and qualitatively evaluate embryonic mouse hearts E17.5 and introduce the best staining protocol. Furthermore, the methodology for highlighting differences between wild type mice and mutant were introduced. Rigaku nano 3DX was used for the experiments with mouse heart interventricular septum, and after considering the specific setting of the device, the phase retrieval algorithm was applied. Finally, the validation of the $\mu$CT data was performed by comparing pictures from the confocal microscope.
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X-ray computed tomography analysis of mouse embryonic heart
Dobrovodská, Daniela ; Oberta, Peter (oponent) ; Zikmund, Tomáš (vedoucí práce)
X-ray computed tomography is a versatile technique allowing non-destructive three-dimensional (3D) imaging. It is widely used in industry for metrology and material characterisation. Lately, it has found its importance also in biology and developmental science, where the 3D reconstructed data provide more comprehensive information about the sample than the conventional 2D imaging methods. Moreover, it can produce high-quality images of various biological samples. The obstacle in imaging biological samples might be a very similar attenuation coefficient of soft tissue, and therefore staining with chemical substance must be used. This thesis aims to use microcomputed tomography to visualise and qualitatively evaluate embryonic mouse hearts E17.5 and introduce the best staining protocol. Furthermore, the methodology for highlighting differences between wild type mice and mutant were introduced. Rigaku nano 3DX was used for the experiments with mouse heart interventricular septum, and after considering the specific setting of the device, the phase retrieval algorithm was applied. Finally, the validation of the $\mu$CT data was performed by comparing pictures from the confocal microscope.
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