Comparison study of two programs dedicated to X-ray microtomography data analysis

Abstract

X-ray Microtomography (XMT) is frequently used to visualize plant’s internal 3D structure among many different imaging methods. The obtained data are large volume and difficult to process. Many software packages were developed for XMT data analysis. Dedicated programs are also frequently developed. XMT data may vary in many aspects and consequence could be different level of analysis difficulties. It is important to select properly the program for obtained data. One of aspects is expected analysis effect. Proper software will provides measurable results. This study focus on the comparison of two dedicated to XMT data analysis software. The comparison is based on 3D reconstruction of barley root system growing in sand medium and scanned using XMT.