XROMM image of rib and vertebrae locomotion (IMAGE)

University of Utah

XROMM image of rib and vertebrae locomotion

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Researchers captured the 3-D motion of lizard ribs and vertebrae using XROMM, a combination of CT scans and X-ray videos. They recorded three savannah monitor lizards and three Argentine black and white tegus walking slowly on a treadmill.

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Cieri et. al., Sci Rep (2020)

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