Open AccessApplication of molybdenum target X-ray photography in imaging analysis of caudal intervertebral disc degeneration in rats
Author(s) -
Qihang Su,
Yan Zhang,
Bin Shen,
Yongchao Li,
Jun Tan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of clinical cases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.368
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2307-8960
DOI - 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i16.3431
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , degeneration (medical) , molybdenum , intervertebral disc , nuclear medicine , anatomy , radiology , pathology , materials science , metallurgy
Conventional plain X-ray images of rats, the most common animals used as degeneration models, exhibit unclear vertebral structure and blurry intervertebral disc spaces due to their small size, slender vertebral bodies.