Imaging of a large collection of human embryo using a super-parallel MR microscope

Yoshimasa Matsuda; Shinya Ono; Yosuke Otake; Shinya Handa; Katsumi Kose; Tomoyuki Haishi; Shigeto Yamada; Chikako Uwabe; Kohei Shiota

doi:10.2463/mrms.6.139

Imaging of a large collection of human embryo using a super-parallel MR microscope

Magn Reson Med Sci. 2007;6(3):139-46. doi: 10.2463/mrms.6.139.

Authors

Yoshimasa Matsuda¹, Shinya Ono, Yosuke Otake, Shinya Handa, Katsumi Kose, Tomoyuki Haishi, Shigeto Yamada, Chikako Uwabe, Kohei Shiota

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

PMID: 18037794
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.6.139

Abstract

Using 4 and 8-channel super-parallel magnetic resonance (MR) microscopes with a horizontal bore 2.34T superconducting magnet developed for 3-dimensional MR microscopy of the large Kyoto Collection of Human Embryos, we acquired T(1)-weighted 3D images of 1204 embryos at a spatial resolution of (40 microm)(3) to (150 microm)(3) in about 2 years. Similarity of image contrast between the T(1)-weighted images and stained anatomical sections indicated that T(1)-weighted 3D images could be used for an anatomical 3D image database for human embryology.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Databases as Topic
Embryo, Mammalian / anatomy & histology*
Histocytological Preparation Techniques
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Microscopy / methods*