Fig. 3
Reprinted from Iwaki et al. [53] copyright (2016), with permission from Elsevier (License Number: 3986330814990)
Three-dimensional extent of ductal tissue with three-dimensional reconstruction of phase-contrast tomography images. Synchrotron radiation-based X-ray phase contrast tomography based on the Talbot grating interferometer at the SPring-8 synchrotron radiation facility shows the circular or partial distribution of ductal media in aortic tissues as low-density areas (indicated in blue), which correspond to impaired elastic fiber formation