First X-ray Images from the BMIT Facility, Canadian Light Source (IMAGE)

Canadian Light Source, Inc.

First X-ray Images from the BMIT Facility, Canadian Light Source

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These are the first images taken by the BioMedical Imaging and Therapy facility at the Canadian Light Source. The DEI image of a mouse (right) reveals soft tissues such as the lungs (dark triangular shape) and muscles that are obscure in the conventional X-ray radiograph.

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D. Chapman, University of Saskatchewan.

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