High spatial resolution imaging of bone mineral using computed microtomography. Comparison with microradiography and undecalcified histologic sections.

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES.The application of various high-resolution (<100 µm) imaging techniques for in vitro bone mineral analysis is explored.METHODS.The techniques of contact microradiography and microtomography, using the x-ray spectrum filtered out of synchrotron radiation (SR) and conventional