Naslov
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A New approach in investigations of endangered marine bivalves

Autori
Barišić Josip ; Rathman Mara ; Čož-Rakovac Rozelindra ; Strunjak-Perović Ivančica ; Topić Popović, Natalija ; Sauerborn-Klobučar Roberta ; Jendriš Škrljak Eva ; Mihaldinec Domagoj

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
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Izvornik
VI International Conference "WATER & FISH" / Poleksić, Vesna - Beograd : Poljoprivredni fakultet, Beograd, Srbija, 2013, 393-394

Skup
VI International Conference "WATER & FISH"

Mjesto i datum
Beograd, Srbija, 12.06.2013. - 14.06.2013

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
MRI; In vivo anatomy; Physiology; Endangered species; Dte mussel

Sažetak
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is increasingly used in biology and the appearance of such imaging and structural findings devoted to endangered marine bivalves shows the recent keen interest in these research techniques. New imaging techniques are ideal for understanding the normal form of soft structures (e.g. gonad, stomach, digestive gland, muscle, gills), and identifying anatomical positions and landmarks of structures in vivo. Because of its biological importance, endangered bivalve mollusks are the subject of much research in physiology. In terms of protection of species, it seemed necessary to perform a preliminary technological evaluation of the MRI possibilities. Aim of this research was to make a preliminary exploration of the possibilities and limits of MRI for assessing anatomical structures and gonad development of the date mussel, Lithophaga lithophaga L., an endangered bivalve from Adriatic sea. This paper presents a new imaging technique used in comparative morphology, with examples of recent applications, and will present original research demonstrating a use of this technique to investigate morphological structures in endangered species. This report therefore presents the preliminary results on MR imaging of the date mussel. From the obtained images, variations in the volumes of the flesh, digestive gland, gonad and adductor muscle, and the surface of the gills could be measured during growth. Gonad measurement by MRI presents a non-destructive method and therefore makes it possible to assess live individual development as well as to compare live individuals.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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