Precise bulk density measurement of planktonic foraminiferal test by X-ray microcomputed tomography
X-ray Microcomputed Tomography (µCT) is rapidly becoming an important analytical technique for examining the precise morphometry of small objects. The most notable feature of this technique is that it enables nondestructive, highly accurate morphometric measurements at micrometer-order resolution. I...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:bba993873fea4d93a6ef6fdd072cf9c9 2024-01-21T10:09:50+01:00 Precise bulk density measurement of planktonic foraminiferal test by X-ray microcomputed tomography Katsunori Kimoto Rika Horiuchi Osamu Sasaki Tomohiro Iwashita 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1184671 https://doaj.org/article/bba993873fea4d93a6ef6fdd072cf9c9 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feart.2023.1184671/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-6463 2296-6463 doi:10.3389/feart.2023.1184671 https://doaj.org/article/bba993873fea4d93a6ef6fdd072cf9c9 Frontiers in Earth Science, Vol 11 (2023) X-ray microcomputed tomography (μCT) CT number planktonic foraminifera test bulk density artificial calcite phantoms Science Q article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1184671 2023-12-24T01:41:40Z X-ray Microcomputed Tomography (µCT) is rapidly becoming an important analytical technique for examining the precise morphometry of small objects. The most notable feature of this technique is that it enables nondestructive, highly accurate morphometric measurements at micrometer-order resolution. In the Earth sciences, this makes µCT extremely useful for clarifying how genetic associations and the surrounding environment affect the morphology of micro-sized organisms. However, the actual analytical methods and the points that must be considered to produce reliable data have rarely been discussed in detail. Here, to address this lack of discussion, we describe in detail our methodology for precise µCT-based morphometry by using a test of the planktonic foraminifer and marine calcifier Globorotalia inflata. In addition to demonstrating the long-term stability of our µCT setup and analytical approach, we also propose a new methodology for test bulk density calibration using artificial carbonate phantoms. We expect that µCT together with our artificial phantom-based methodology will be useful for calculating accurate test bulk densities of micro-sized marine calcifiers. Article in Journal/Newspaper Planktonic foraminifera Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Frontiers in Earth Science 11 |
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X-ray Microcomputed Tomography (µCT) is rapidly becoming an important analytical technique for examining the precise morphometry of small objects. The most notable feature of this technique is that it enables nondestructive, highly accurate morphometric measurements at micrometer-order resolution. In the Earth sciences, this makes µCT extremely useful for clarifying how genetic associations and the surrounding environment affect the morphology of micro-sized organisms. However, the actual analytical methods and the points that must be considered to produce reliable data have rarely been discussed in detail. Here, to address this lack of discussion, we describe in detail our methodology for precise µCT-based morphometry by using a test of the planktonic foraminifer and marine calcifier Globorotalia inflata. In addition to demonstrating the long-term stability of our µCT setup and analytical approach, we also propose a new methodology for test bulk density calibration using artificial carbonate phantoms. We expect that µCT together with our artificial phantom-based methodology will be useful for calculating accurate test bulk densities of micro-sized marine calcifiers. |
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Precise bulk density measurement of planktonic foraminiferal test by X-ray microcomputed tomography |
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