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Cancellous Bone
The model shows the spongy bone inside the bone. Its filigree architecture is determined by influenc-
es such as pressure, bending and torsion. Using innovative micro CT technology, we have managed to
reconstruct an exact three dimensional copy of a piece of cancellous bone from an original and en-
large it 100 times.
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New Produc t s
From Micro to Macro
Micro CT based anatomical teaching model by 3B Scientific
For the very first time, high resolution micro-computer tomography has been used to produce exact, enlarged replicas of
very tiny structures from micro-anatomical original preparations, such as cancellous bone and human auditory ossicles.
This process supersedes the evaluation of two dimensional histological sections, so that the three dimensional
micro-architecture of the scanned object can be reproduced in a non-destructive way.
Once developed to analyze small defects in ceramic materials, the micro CT scanner now has a valuable
use in medicine, in particular in research into osteoporosis.
It works in a similar way to a traditional CT scanner, but has a much higher resolution and a longer
scan time.
The data reconstructed on the computer during the scanning process has then been used to create this
unique teaching model.
Original CT Images
100
times
magnified
Unique Worldwide