ESRF and UCL scientists awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for human organ imaging project (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

ESRF and UCL scientists awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for human organ imaging project

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HiP-CT synchrotron technique is being used to image whole human lungs to help understand the injury caused by COVID-19. This 54 year old male victim's whole lung lobe is first scanned at 25 micron voxe l resolution (green cylinder, rendered to show the two vascular systems and occluded vessels). Scientists can then zoom in at 6 (red circle) then 2 micron voxels (blue circle), giving 100X more resolution than clinical CT. Cellular structure is resolved, including individual red blood cells (red arrows). (Credit: P.Tafforeau/ESRF). See the video of how Covid-19 has damaged this lung at https://youtu.be/zhPWCR7bBeI

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