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Synchrotron microtomography applied to the volumetric analysis of internal structures of Thoropa miliaris tadpoles

Fidalgo, G ; Paiva, K ; Mendes, G ; Barcellos, R ; Colaço, G ; Sena, G ; Pickler, A ; Mota, C L ; Tromba, G ; Nogueira, L P ; Braz, D ; Silva, H R ; Colaço, M V ; Barroso, R C

Scientific reports, 2020-11, Vol.10 (1), p.18934, Article 18934 [Periódico revisado por pares]

England: Nature Publishing Group

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    Synchrotron microtomography applied to the volumetric analysis of internal structures of Thoropa miliaris tadpoles
  • Autor: Fidalgo, G ; Paiva, K ; Mendes, G ; Barcellos, R ; Colaço, G ; Sena, G ; Pickler, A ; Mota, C L ; Tromba, G ; Nogueira, L P ; Braz, D ; Silva, H R ; Colaço, M V ; Barroso, R C
  • Assuntos: Algorithms ; Animals ; Anura - growth & development ; Bone growth ; Climate change ; Computed tomography ; Computer programs ; Data processing ; Frogs ; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted ; Juveniles ; Larva - growth & development ; Larva - ultrastructure ; Nervous system ; Ontogeny ; Open source software ; Osteogenesis ; Segmentation ; Soft tissues ; Software ; Synchrotrons ; Thoropa miliaris ; Tomography ; Volumetric analysis ; X-Ray Microtomography - veterinary
  • É parte de: Scientific reports, 2020-11, Vol.10 (1), p.18934, Article 18934
  • Descrição: Amphibians are models for studying applied ecological issues such as habitat loss, pollution, disease, and global climate change due to their sensitivity and vulnerability to changes in the environment. Developmental series of amphibians are informative about their biology, and X-ray based 3D reconstruction holds promise for quantifying morphological changes during growth-some with a direct impact on the possibility of an experimental investigation on several of the ecological topics listed above. However, 3D resolution and discrimination of their soft tissues have been difficult with traditional X-ray computed tomography, without time-consuming contrast staining. Tomographic data were initially performed (pre-processing and reconstruction) using the open-source software tool SYRMEP Tomo Project. Data processing and analysis of the reconstructed tomography volumes were conducted using the segmentation semi-automatic settings of the software Avizo Fire 8, which provide information about each investigated tissues, organs or bone elements. Hence, volumetric analyses were carried out to quantify the development of structures in different tadpole developmental stages. Our work shows that synchrotron X-ray microtomography using phase-contrast mode resolves the edges of the internal tissues (as well as overall tadpole morphology), facilitating the segmentation of the investigated tissues. Reconstruction algorithms and segmentation software played an important role in the qualitative and quantitative analysis of each target structure of the Thoropa miliaris tadpole at different stages of development, providing information on volume, shape and length. The use of the synchrotron X-ray microtomography setup of the SYRMEP beamline of Elettra Synchrotron, in phase-contrast mode, allows access to volumetric data for bone formation, eye development, nervous system and notochordal changes during the development (ontogeny) of tadpoles of a cycloramphid frog Thoropa miliaris. As key elements in the normal development of these and any other frog tadpole, the application of such a comparative ontogenetic study, may hold interest to researchers in experimental and environmental disciplines.
  • Editor: England: Nature Publishing Group
  • Idioma: Inglês;Norueguês
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