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Systematic comparison and reconstruction of sea urchin (Echinoidea) internal anatomy: a novel approach using magnetic resonance imaging

Alexander Ziegler1*, Cornelius Faber3,2, Susanne Mueller4 and Thomas Bartolomaeus1

Author Affiliations

1 Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Straße, 14195 Berlin, Germany

2 Experimentelle Physik 5, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg, Germany

3 Institut für Klinische Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Waldeyerstraße, 48149 Münster, Germany

4 Berlin NeuroImaging Center, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz, 10117 Berlin, Germany

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BMC Biology 2008, 6:33 doi:10.1186/1741-7007-6-33

Published: 23 July 2008

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Table 1 – Scanning parameters for specimens used in this study.

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Table 2 – List of specimens used in this study.

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Video 1 – MRI dataset of Eucidaris metularia (Lamarck, 1816). Resolution: (81 μm)3.

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Video 2 – MRI dataset of Psammechinus miliaris (Müller, 1771). Resolution: (44 μm)3.

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Video 3 – MRI dataset of Echinoneus cyclostomus Leske, 1778. Resolution: (86 μm)3.

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Video 4 – MRI dataset of Echinocyamus pusillus (Müller, 1776). Resolution: 20 × 18 × 18 μm3.

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3D model – 3D PDF version of the entire article. By clicking anywhere onto Figure 6 the 3D model of Eucidaris metularia (Lamarck, 1816) can be interactively accessed. The 3D model is based on the virtual MRI sections seen in Video 1. In order to view the 3D model please install (or upgrade to) Adobe Reader Version 7.1 or higher.

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