date:Dec 04, 2012
r to that used in medical imaging and enables scientists to characterise a materials entire structure or microstructure not just a portion.
While 2-D imaging can give an indication of the structure of a product, similar to a hospital CAT scan, the 3-D detail afforded by X-ray tomography [an imaging procedure used to generate a 3-D image of the middle of an object] made possible through microscopy, means we can view the entirety of a sample rather than just a few sections, said Alan Gundle, md o