Radiosafe micro-computed tomography for longitudinal evaluation of murine disease models
N. Berghen, K. Dekoster, E. Marien, J. Dabin, A. Hillen, J. Wouters, J. Deferme, T. Vosselman, E. Tiest, M. Lox, J. Vanoirbeek, E. De Langhe, R. Bogaerts, M. Hoylaerts, R. Lories, G. Vande Velde
The paper evaluates the safety of repeated micro-CT scans in mice, finding that optimized protocols reduce radiation dose without affecting disease models or blood cell counts.
bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2019Physiology