Figure 9.
A diagram of the image acquisition process. (a) Experimental schematic: The mouse is mounted on a rotation stage in front of the x-ray beam, generated by an electron beam hitting the liquid–metal jet anode, pumped under high pressure to retain a laminar flow. A small-animal ventilator ensures that the detector acquires images at a rate that is synchronized to the breathing pattern of the mouse. The vacuum tube (not shown) lies between the mouse and the detector; (b) An example of a single projection image collected by the detector as the animal is rotated in front of it; (c) A single slice from the CT reconstruction of the projections from a single time point (Adapted from25).