DocumentCode
1769440
Title
3D visualization of dental anatomy in ancient fossil vertebrates by using third harmonic generation microscopy
Author
Yu-Cheng Chen ; Ya-Na Wu ; Dar-Bin Shieh ; Chi-Kuang Sun ; Reisz, Robert R.
Author_Institution
Mol. Imaging Center, Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
Clear 3D visualization in fossilized dentinal tissues was first discovered with extremely strong contrast by means of third harmonic generation microscopy, providing a novel approach to study the dental evolution of ancient vertebrates (dinosaurs) noninvasively.
Keywords
biological techniques; biological tissues; dentistry; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; palaeontology; 3D visualization; ancient fossil vertebrates; dental anatomy; dental evolution; dinosaurs; fossilized dentinal tissues; third harmonic generation microscopy; Educational institutions; Evolution (biology); Microscopy; Optical microscopy; Solid modeling; Teeth; Three-dimensional displays;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988333
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