Hard X‐Ray Nanoholotomography: Large‐Scale, Label‐Free, 3D Neuroimaging beyond Optical Limit

Autor: Anna Khimchenko, Christos Bikis, Alexandra Pacureanu, Simone E. Hieber, Peter Thalmann, Hans Deyhle, Gabriel Schweighauser, Jürgen Hench, Stephan Frank, Magdalena Müller‐Gerbl, Georg Schulz, Peter Cloetens, Bert Müller
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Advanced Science, Vol 5, Iss 6, Pp n/a-n/a (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2198-3844
DOI: 10.1002/advs.201700694
Popis: Abstract There have been great efforts on the nanoscale 3D probing of brain tissues to image subcellular morphologies. However, limitations in terms of tissue coverage, anisotropic resolution, stain dependence, and complex sample preparation all hinder achieving a better understanding of the human brain functioning in the subcellular context. Herein, X‐ray nanoholotomography is introduced as an emerging synchrotron radiation‐based technology for large‐scale, label‐free, direct imaging with isotropic voxel sizes down to 25 nm, exhibiting a spatial resolution down to 88 nm. The procedure is nondestructive as it does not require physical slicing. Hence, it allows subsequent imaging by complementary techniques, including histology. The feasibility of this 3D imaging approach is demonstrated on human cerebellum and neocortex specimens derived from paraffin‐embedded tissue blocks. The obtained results are compared to hematoxylin and eosin stained histological sections and showcase the ability for rapid hierarchical neuroimaging and automatic rebuilding of the neuronal architecture at the level of a single cell nucleolus. The findings indicate that nanoholotomography can complement microscopy not only by large isotropic volumetric data but also by morphological details on the sub‐100 nm level, addressing many of the present challenges in brain tissue characterization and probably becoming an important tool in nanoanatomy.
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