{"id":800,"date":"2025-10-04T11:47:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T09:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marbefes.lifewatch.eu\/?post_type=project&#038;p=800"},"modified":"2026-02-02T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T10:35:11","slug":"50_microct","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/marbefes.lifewatch.eu\/index.php\/project\/50_microct\/","title":{"rendered":"50_MicroCT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-51px|||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|700|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#143F6C&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;71px&#8221; text_letter_spacing=&#8221;24px&#8221; transform_scale=&#8221;148%|148%&#8221; transform_translate=&#8221;-27px|3px&#8221; text_text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/marbefes.lifewatch.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/micro-ct-log.png\" width=\"290\" height=\"100\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-809 alignnone size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 290px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 290\/100;\" \/><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=&#8221;1205,1204&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;4px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_tabs _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Tools details&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><strong><span>Category: <\/span><\/strong><span>Ecological<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Subcategory:<\/span><\/strong><span> Ecosystem functioning &amp; biodiversity<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Tool Type\u00a0: <\/span><\/strong><span>Equipment &amp; protocol<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Input data: <\/span><\/strong><span>Biological samples<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Output: <\/span><\/strong><span>Pictures, measurements<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Target users: <\/span><\/strong><span>Researchers<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Location tested:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Gulf of Heraklion<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span>Level of uncertainty: <\/span><\/strong><span>N\/A<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Technical details&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<ul>\n<li><strong><span>Version:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>The equipment itself does not have a version. The dataset derived from the MARBEFES project is <strong>Version 1<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Publication: <\/span><\/strong><span>Vernadou E., Keklikoglou K., Chatzinikolaou E., Anastasiadis A., Grigoriou P., Dailianis T., 2025: Micro-CT morphological traits for two invertebrate species in 2023. Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/marineinfo.org\/doc\/dataset\/8885\">https:\/\/marineinfo.org\/doc\/dataset\/8885<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Rights:\u00a0 <\/span>This dataset is licensed under a\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Difficulty level of implementation: <\/span><\/strong><span>Complex<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Skill required (for method use): <\/span><\/strong><span>Well-trained personnel are required for operating the micro-CT system and performing 3D analyses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Developer information&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<ul>\n<li><strong><span>Authors:<\/span><\/strong><span> Vernadou E., Keklikoglou Kleoniki, Chatzinikolaou Evangelia, Anastasiadis Athanasios, Grigoriou Panagiotis, Dailianis Athanasios<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Tool contributors<\/span><\/strong><span>: Vernadou Emmanouela, Chatzinikolaou Evangelia, Keklikoglou Kleoniki<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Project general coordinator: <\/span><\/strong><span>Panagiotis Kasapidis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Citation&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<ul>\n<li><span>Vernadou E., Keklikoglou K, Chatzinikolaou E., Anastasiadis A., Grigoriou P., Dailianis T., 2025: Micro-CT morphological traits for two invertebrate species in 2023. Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research. <a href=\"https:\/\/marineinfo.org\/doc\/dataset\/8885\">https:\/\/marineinfo.org\/doc\/dataset\/8885<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vliz.be\/en\/imis?module=dataset&amp;dasid=8885\">https:\/\/www.vliz.be\/en\/imis?module=dataset&amp;dasid=8885<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>MicroCT vlab (<a href=\"https:\/\/microct.portal.lifewatchgreece.eu\/\">https:\/\/microct.portal.lifewatchgreece.eu\/<\/a>) A virtual laboratory which was created in the framework of the LifeWatchGreece project (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifewatchgreece.eu\/\">https:\/\/www.lifewatchgreece.eu\/<\/a>) and offers virtual galleries and online tools for the 3D manipulation of the micro-CT datasets.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><span>Chatzinikolaou, E. et al. (2016). <em>ICES Journal of Marine Science<\/em> \u2013 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/icesjms\/fsw219\"><strong>1093\/icesjms\/fsw219<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span> <\/span><span>Keklikoglou, K. et al. (2019). <em>European Journal of Taxonomy <\/em>\u2013 DOI: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5852\/ejt.2019.522\">5852\/ejt.2019.522<\/a> <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Chatzinikolaou, E. et al. (2021). <em>Frontiers in Marine Science<\/em> \u2013 DOI: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmars.2021.645660\">3389\/fmars.2021.645660<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=&#8221;Contact&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<ul>\n<li><strong><span>Name:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span>Kleoniki Keklikoglou<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Organization: <\/span><\/strong><span>Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span>Email: <\/span><\/strong><span>keklikoglou@hcmr.gr<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>[\/et_pb_tab][\/et_pb_tabs][et_pb_button button_text=&#8221;Download Tool Manual&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#143F6C&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;30px&#8221; button_icon=&#8221;&#xe092;||divi||400&#8243; button_icon_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;off&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/marbefes.lifewatch.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/50_Manual-for-Morphological-Traits-of-Marine-Invertebrates-Derived-through-Micro.pdf&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<h3><strong>Micro-CT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span>Micro-CT is an X-ray imaging technique that enables the visualization of both internal and external structures of a sample in three dimensions. 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