Analyzing bone, blood vessels, and biomaterials with microcomputed tomography.

Quantitative tools such as micro-CT are needed for tissue engineering to evolve beyond a qualitative, observational field and accelerate the clinical realization of regenerative technologies. As faster, higher-resolution micro-CT systems become available for both in vitro and in vivo studies and the development of improved contrast agents allows micro-CT imaging to be extended to nonmineralized tissues, additional novel applications related to tissue engineering are sure to emerge.

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