X-ray imaging by micro-computed tomography (µCT) is a key technique in the rapidly developing field of 3D microscopy.

This technique is very similar to CT imaging systems in hospitals that look at bones and tissues within patients. However, with µCT we can look inside and within much smaller objects without needing to cut it open. Traditionally, this is very useful in engineering to inspect the quality of manufactured products. The University of Southampton has developed technology called 3D X-ray Histology (XRH) to look inside biological tissues and organs in 3D at the microscale (1000th of a mm!!).

In this event, we will introduce XRH µCT imaging at Southampton General Hospital, show you inside one of our µCT scanners and how we go about scanning samples. Finally, we will show you the 3D images that result from the scans of the samples and have a look inside them!

For further introduction of XRH, please visit our website: https://xrayhistology.org

This event is organised by the Biomedical Imaging Unit and is taking place as part of the Southampton Science and Engineering Festival (SOTSEF), 11th – 20th March 2022.

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