Media 000379317: Skull & Endocast Segmentation
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Type Mesh
Modality X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT/microCT)
Media represents biological specimen
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GENERAL DETAILS Field Definitions

Media ID
000379317
Media type
Mesh
Object element or part
Skull & Endocast segmentation
Object represented
Object taxonomy
Eoarctos vorax
Side
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Orientation
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Short description
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Full description
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Creator
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Date created
August 23, 2021
Date uploaded
August 23, 2021

FILE OBJECT DETAILS Field Definitions

File name
Skull___Endocast.zip
File format(s)
ZIP archive, PLY
File size
40.2 MB
Points
299615
Polygons
599248
Map type
--
UV coordinates
False
Vertex color
True
Bounding box dimensions
27.782, 53.228, 24.949
Centroid coordinates
35.159, 77.502, 27.843
Units of point coordinates
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IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING AT A GLANCE Field Definitions

Number of parent media
1
Number of processing events
2 (7 steps)
Modality
X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT/microCT)
Device
Bruker SkyScan 1176, UCLA School of Dentistry (University of California, Los Angeles)

OWNERSHIP AND PERMISSIONS Field Definitions

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Publication status
Open Download
Download reviewer
IP holder
Xiaoming Wang and Stuart White
Morphosource use agreement type
Standard
Permits commercial use
Commercial Use Not Permitted
Permits 3D use
3D Printing Limited
Required archival of published derivatives
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Funding attribution
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Publisher
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Media preview mode
Interactive/Embeddable
Additional usage agreement
None

IDENTIFIERS AND EXTERNAL LINKS Field Definitions

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MorphoSource DOI
External identifier
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IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING IN DETAIL

STEP 1: IMAGE ACQUISITION

Physical object usnm:paleobiology:pal637259 was imaged to create undeposited raw media.

IMAGING DETAILS Field Definitions

Modality
X-Ray Computed Tomography (CT/microCT)
Device facility
UCLA School of Dentistry (University of California, Los Angeles)
Creator
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Event date
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Description
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Description attachment
None
Reference attachment
None
Exposure time
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Flux normalization
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Pixel spacing calibration
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Shading correction
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Frame averaging
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Projections
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Voltage
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Power
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Amperage
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Surrounding material
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X-ray tube type
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Target type
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Detector type
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Detector pixels X
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Detector pixels size X
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Detector pixels Y
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Detector pixels size Y
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Detector configuration
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Source object distance
--
Source detector distance
--
Target material
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Rotation number
--
Phase contrast
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Optical magnification
--
Acquisition type
--

STEP 2: IMAGE PROCESSING

Raw media (undeposited) was processed with 4 activities to create derived Media 000377577: Skull [CTImageSeries] [CT].

Processing Details Field Definitions

Creator
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Event date
--
Software
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Description
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Description attachment
None

Processing Activity 1: Reconstruction

Software
SkyScan
Description
Changed projection images to slices

Processing Activity 2: Bit Depth Change

Software
FIJI
Description
16 to 8 bits

Processing Activity 3: Crop

Software
FIJI
Description
Reduced size and number of images to skull region

Processing Activity 4: Histogram Editing

Software
FIJI
Description
Optimized for bone visualization

Media produced by this event on MorphoSource

STEP 3: IMAGE PROCESSING

Derived Media 000377577: Skull [CTImageSeries] [CT] was processed with 3 activities to create derived Media 000379317: Skull & Endocast Segmentation [Mesh] [CT] (this media).

Processing Details Field Definitions

Creator
--
Event date
--
Software
--
Description
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Description attachment
None

Processing Activity 1: Simplification

Software
FIJI
Description
Binned dataset by 2x to reduce computational load

Processing Activity 2: Reconstruction

Software
Avizo
Description
Segmented endocast and skull

Processing Activity 3: Reconstructed Tomography to Mesh

Software
Avizo
Description
Exported ply files of segmented endocast and skull

Media produced by this event on MorphoSource

Media 000379317: Skull & Endocast Segmentation [Mesh] [CT] (this media)