MicroComputed Tomography: Methodology and Applications, Second Edition [Hardcover]

MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The first part of the book focuses on methodology, covering experimental methods, data analysis, and visualization approaches. Emphasis is on fundamentals so that those new to the field can design their own effective microCT studies. The second part addresses various microCT applications, organized by type of microstructure so that the reader can appreciate approaches from other disciplines. The applications include porous solids, microstructural evolution, soft tissue studies, applications using x-ray phase contrast or x-ray scattering contrast, and multimode studies.

Introduction. Fundamentals. Reconstruction From Projections. Micro-CT Systems and Their Components. Micro-CT In Practice. Experiment Design, Data Analysis, Visualization. Simple Metrology and Microstructure Quantification.Cellular or Trabecular Solids. Networks. Evolution of Structures. Mechanically Induced Damage, Deformation, and Cracking. Multimode Studies and Nonabsorption Modalities.

MicroComputed Tomography has become a gold standard for studying 3D microscopic structures nondestructively, and the author presents a sufficient amount of fundamental material so that those new to the field can develop a relative understanding of how to design their own microCT studies.

Dr. Stuart R. Stock is a Research Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago. Dr. Stock has used x-ray diffraction for materials characterization for over forty years and he currently collects data at the Advanced Photon Source.