Vapor-based Fixation of Pulmonary Tissue in its Physiological State: A Novel Approach to Histological Validation of Ultra High Resolution Phase Contrast CT in Human Sized Lungs
Christian Dullin, Johanna Reiser, Willi Linus Wagner, Elena Longo, Marko Kudrna Prašek, Adriano Contillo, Nicola Sodini, Diego Dreossi, Paola Confalonieri, Francesco Salton, Marco Confalonieri, Elisa Baratella, Maria Assunta Cova, Claudia Victoria Benke, Md Motiur Rahman Sagar, , Giuliana Tromba
The paper demonstrates that formaldehyde vapor fixation preserves porcine lung tissue for high-resolution phase contrast CT imaging and histology, validating its use for studying lung pathology.
bioRxiv · Aug 26, 2024 · PreprintPathology