Abstract
A number of methods for ultrastructural imaging by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in three dimensions (3D) have been developed over the last decade. These techniques, which we collectively term 3D SEM, offer 2D imaging of quality approaching that attainable by traditional transmission electron microscopy, but with fine resolution in the third dimension as well. In this article, we cover a number of 3D SEM methodologies, including serial block face SEM (SBF-SEM) and focused ion beam SEM (FIB-SEM), as well as other complementary techniques. In addition, we describe the process from preparing a sample to generating a volume, using data from a murine duodenal epithelial cell junction to exemplify the cellular structural detail that may be studied with 3D SEM.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Organizational Cell Biology |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 44-50 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123944474 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780123947963 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 3D electron microscopy
- Array tomography
- Cellular ultrastructure
- Electron microscopy
- FIB-SEM
- IA-SEM
- Ion abrasion SEM
- Murine duodenal epithelium
- Segmentation
- Serial block face SEM
- Serial section SEM
- SsSEM
- Volume electron microscopy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)