Figure 5
Bone samples. Typical cross sections and 3D visualizations of the void spaces for (a), (d) the laboratory-based microtomography X-ray data, (b), (e) the reconstructed neutron data and (c), (f) the phase-retrieved neutron data. The top panels show the bone sample composed of cortical bone only, while the bottom panels show the bone sample composed of more porous cortical bone. Scale bars represent 1 mm. Brown arrows point to finer features where phase retrieval enables a clearer identification from the noise. Corresponding 3D renderings of the segmented blood vessels are shown in red; images have been rotated to be displayed in the same orientation. The contrast in the images is enhanced by limiting the range of the red intensity scale from 2 to 98% of the maximum values in the data. |