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ArticleScientific reports2020

Scalable method for micro-CT analysis enables large scale quantitative characterization of brain lesions and implants.

David B Kastner, Viktor Kharazia, Rhino Nevers, Clay Smyth, Daniela A Astudillo-Maya, Greer M Williams, Zhounan Yang, Cristofer M Holobetz, Luca Della Santina, Dilworth Y Parkinson and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

David B KastnerDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. david.kastner2@ucsf.edu.
Viktor KharaziaKavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Rhino NeversKavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Clay SmythKavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Daniela A Astudillo-MayaKavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience and Department of Physiology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
Greer M WilliamsDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Zhounan YangDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Cristofer M HolobetzDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Luca Della SantinaDeparment of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Dilworth Y ParkinsonAdvanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA.
Loren M FrankDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
University of California, San Francisco · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USLawrence Berkeley National Laboratory · US

Funding

Rapid-Prototyping and Design CoreP30EY002162 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI LAKKARAJU, APARNA · 1985 to 2024
$16.8M
TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCHERSR25MH060482 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI DANIEL H MATHALON, Susan M. Voglmaier · 2000 to 2026
$5.2M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNEI NIH HHS NIH-NEI EY002162NEI NIH HHS P30 EY002162NIMH NIH HHS R25MH060482
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anatomic evaluation is an important aspect of many studies in neuroscience; however, it often lacks information about the three-dimensional structure of the brain. Micro-CT imaging provides an excellent, nondestructive, method for the evaluation of brain structure, but current applications to neurophysiological or lesion studies require removal of the skull as well as hazardous chemicals, dehydration, or embedding, limiting their scalability and utility. Here we present a protocol using eosin in combination with bone decalcification to enhance contrast in the tissue and then employ monochromatic and propagation phase-contrast micro-CT imaging to enable the imaging of brain structure with the preservation of the surrounding skull. Instead of relying on descriptive, time-consuming, or subjective methods, we develop simple quantitative analyses to map the locations of recording electrodes and to characterize the presence and extent of hippocampal brain lesions.

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AnimalsBrainEosine Yellowish-(YS)HippocampusImage Processing, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalMaleProstheses and ImplantsRatsRats, Long-EvansSkullX-Ray MicrotomographyEosine Yellowish-(YS)

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PMID33257721
PMCPMC7705725
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