Possibilities of kinetic imaging in the observation of bird embryos in non- invasive ecotoxicological studies

Abstract

In order to make ecotoxicological studies using bird embryos simpler and more cost effective, kinetic imaging, already proven in human medicine, was tested. In the study, a total of 8 still-living embryos were examined non-invasively with low-intensity (50 keV) X-rays. During the measurement, we tried to assess how the embryos react if they are not stored at the temperature of 38 °C required for hatching for 1 hour.

Keywords

• X-ray
• image series
• eggs
• non-destructive examination
• vital signs
• bird embryos