Contrast enhanced X-ray computed tomography imaging of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer disease rat model on lab based micro CT system

Contrast enhanced X-ray computed tomography imaging of amyloid plaques in Alzheimer disease rat model on lab based micro CT system

Amyloid plaques are small (~ 50 μm), highly-dense aggregates of amyloid beta (Aβ) protein in mind tissue, imagined to play a key position in pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s illness (AD). Plaques´ in vivo detection, spatial distribution and quantitative characterization might be an important marker in diagnostics and analysis of AD progress. Nevertheless, present imaging strategies in […]