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Neurology

Zooming in on the brain’s microarchitecture

4min
Matthias Manych
Published on March 19, 2020

Phase contrast measures the difference

Details of method

Conventional histology vs. virtual histology

Virtual histology – adding the third dimension

Validating a groundbreaking method

In eight to ten years, virtual histology could become clinical reality.

Professor Tim Salditt, Institute for X-Ray Physics at the University of Göttingen, Germany

Optimizing the method for future goals

By Matthias Manych
Matthias Manych, a biologist based in Berlin, works as a freelance scientific journalist, editor, and author specializing in medicine. His work is published mainly in specialist journals, but also in newspapers and online.

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  1. [1] M. Töpperwien, F. v.d. Meer, C. Stadelmann, T. Salditt, Three-dimensional virtual histology of human cerebellum by X-ray phase-contrast tomography, PNAS vol. 115 | no. 27, 6940ff. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/27/6940. Last accessed Feb. 21, 2020

  2. The statements by Siemens Healthineers' customers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Since there is no "typical" hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.