Micro-CT, and the HIGHER RESOLUTION Nano-CT, is like having X-ray vision, only better. It allows you to see the inside of something without having to destroy the OBJECT itself. What we typically think of as X-ray vision is similar to PLANAR X-ray images that you get in a hospital when you break an arm. Micro-CT / Nano-CT are more like the medical CT SYSTEMS where you get slice-by-slice information, but without having to cut up the sample.

With 2D X-ray systems you can see what is in an object, while with 3D X-ray systems, such as the Micro-CT, you can see where those things are located. This is useful for nondestructively visualizing and analyzing the internal structure of materials (composites, metals, bones, soft tissues, geological cores, manufacture objections, etc) and living animals (mice, rats, rabbits, etc).

Micro-CT, and the higher resolution Nano-CT, is like having X-ray vision, only better. It allows you to see the inside of something without having to destroy the object itself. What we typically think of as X-ray vision is similar to planar X-ray images that you get in a hospital when you break an arm. Micro-CT / Nano-CT are more like the medical CT systems where you get slice-by-slice information, but without having to cut up the sample.

With 2D X-ray systems you can see what is in an object, while with 3D X-ray systems, such as the Micro-CT, you can see where those things are located. This is useful for nondestructively visualizing and analyzing the internal structure of materials (composites, metals, bones, soft tissues, geological cores, manufacture objections, etc) and living animals (mice, rats, rabbits, etc).