This book focuses on applications of micro CT, CBCT and CT in medicine and engineering, comprehensively explaining the basic principles of these techniques in detail, and describing their increasing use in the imaging field.

It particularly highlights the scanning procedure, which represents the most crucial step in micro CT, and discusses in detail the reconstruction process and the artifacts related to the scanning processes, as well as the imaging software used in analysis.

Written by international experts, the book illustrates the application of micro CT in different areas, such as dentistry, medicine, tissue engineering, aerospace engineering, geology, material engineering, civil engineering and additive manufacturing.

Covering different areas of application, the book is of interest not only to specialists in the respective fields, but also to broader audience of professionals working in the fields of imaging and analysis, as well as to students of the different disciplines.

<p>Chapter 1: Introduction to Micro-CT Imaging

Chapter 2: X-ray Imaging: Fundamentals of X-ray
Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Micro-CT Imaging
Chapter 4: Artifacts in Micro-CT
Chapter 5: Application of Bone Morphometry and Densitometry by X-ray Micro-CT to Bone Disease Models and Phenotypes
Chapter 6: Analysis of Fracture Callus Mechanical Properties Using Micro-CT
Chapter 7: Micro-CT in Osteoporosis Research
Chapter 8: Micro-CT in Comparison with Histology in the Qualitative Assessment of Bone and Pathologies
Chapter 9: Micro-CT in Artificial Tissues
Chapter 10: Applications of Micro-CT in Soft Tissue Specimen Imaging
Chapter 11: Applications of Micro-CT in Cardiovascular Engineering and Bio-inspired Design
Chapter 12: Applications of Micro-CT Technology in Endodontics
Chapter 13: Micro computed Tomography (Micro-CT) Analysis as a New Approach for Characterization of Drug Delivery Systems
Chapter 14: Challenges in Micro-CT Characterization of Composites
Chapter 15: Modeling and Mechanical Analysis Considerations of Structures Based on Micro-CT Data
Chapter 16: Micro-CT Usage in Materials Science and Aerospace Engineering
Chapter 17: X-Ray Computed Tomography Technique in Civil Engineering
Chapter 18: Application of X-Ray Microtomography in Pyroclastic Rocks
Chapter 19: Detection of Dispersion and Venting Quality in Plastic Composite Granules Using Micro-CT.</p><br>