Full papers (peer reviewed)

2000

A. Boyde, N. De Clerck, A. Sasov
MicroCT of Bones and Soft Tissues
Microscopy and Analysis(UK edition) 76, 70, 2000.

2002

A. Postnov, N. De Clerck, A. Sasov, D. Van Dyck
3D in vivo X-ray microtomography of living snails
J. Microscopy, 205 (2), 201-205, 2002 + cover illustration of the issue.

A. Postnov, D. Van Dyck, S. Saveliev, A. Sasov , N. De Clerck
Definition of local density in biological calcified tissues using X-ray microtomography
Progress in biomedical optics and imaging (SPIE Meetings) vol 3, 19, 2002, 749-755.

2003

N. De Clerck, D. Van Dyck, A. Postnov
Non-Invasive High-Resolution CT of the Inner Structure of Living Animals
Microscopy and Analysis, 81, 13-15, 2003.

Postnov, A., Vinogradov, A., Van Dyck, D., Saveliev, S.V De Clerck, N.M.
Quantitative analysis of bone mineral content by x-ray microtomography
Physiol. Meas, 24, (1)165-178, 2003 (Download pdf)

2004

Waarsing, J.H., Day, J.S., van der Linden, J.C., Ederveen, A.G, Spanjers, C., De Clerck, N., Sasov,A., Weinans, H.
Detecting and tracking local changes in the tibiae of individual rats:
A novel method to analyse longitudinal in vivo micro-CT data
Bone 34(1), 163-169, 2004

Nora M. De Clerck, Kris Meurrens, Horst Weiller, Dirk Van Dyck, Greet Van Houtte, Piter Terpstra
and Andrei Postnov
High-Resolution X-ray Microtomography for the Detection of Lung Tumors in Living Mice
Neoplasia Vol.6, No 3, 2004 (Download pdf)





2005

Andrei A. Postnov, Kris Meurrens, Horst Weiler, Dirk Van Dyck, Haiyan Xu, Piter Terpstra
and Nora M. De Clerck
In vivo assessment of emphysema in mice by high resolution X-ray microtomography
J. Microsc. Vol 220, 70-75, 2005 (Download pdf)

Devaere, S., Adriaens, D., Teugels, G., De Clerck, N.M. and Postnov, A.A.
Skeletal morphology of the holotype of Gymnallabes nops (Roberts and Stewart, 1976), using micro CT-scanning
Cybium, 29 (3), 281-293, 2005 (Download pdf)

Postnov, A., Meurrens, K., Weiler, H., Van Dyck, D., Xu, H., Terpstra, P. and De Clerck, N.M.
In vivo assessment of emphysema in mice by high resolution X-ray microtomography
J. Microsc. 220, 70-75, 2005

Patrick SEMAL, Michel TOUSSAINT, Bruno MAUREILLE, Hélène ROUGIER, Isabelle CREVECOEUR,
Antoine BALZEAU, Linda BOUCHNEB, Stéphane LOURYAN, Nora DE CLERCK and Léon RAUSIN
Numérisation des restes humains néanderthaliens belges. Préservation patrimoniale et exploitation scientifique.
Notae Praehistoricae 25, 25-38, 2005 (Download pdf)

2006

Postnov, A., Zarowski, A., De Clerck, N.M., Vanpoucke, F., Offeciers, W., Van Dyck, D. and Peeters, S.
High Resolution Micro-CT Scanning as Innovatory tool for Evaluation of the Surgical Positioning of
Cochlear Implant Electrodes
Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 126(5), 467-474 (2006). (Download pdf)

Persy, V., Postnov, A., Neven, E., Dams, G., De Broe, M., D'Haese, P. and De Clerck, N.
High-resolution MCT is a sensitive method to detect vascular calcification in living rats with chronic renal failure
Artheriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 26, 2110-2116 (2006). (Download pdf)

Vrijens, K., Thys, S., De Jeu, M., Postnov, A., Pfister, M., Cox, L., Zwijsen, A., Van Hoof, V., Mueller, M., De Clerck, N.M., De Zeeuw, C., Van Camp, G. and Van Laer, L.
Ozzy, a Jag1 mouse mutant, is a model for Alagille syndrome
Neurobiology of Disease 24, 28-40 (2006)

Persy, V., Postnov, A., Neven, E., Dams, G., De Broe, M., D Haese, P. & De Clerck, N.M.
Detection of vascular calcifications by high resolution X-ray microtomography in living rats with chronic renal failure
Arterosclerosis Thrombosis and vascular Biology , 2006, 26 : 2110-2116. (SCI 7.053)

2008

Patrick Semal, Hélène Rougier, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Cécile Jungels, Damien Flas, Anne Hauzeur, Bruno Maureille, Mietje Germonpré, Hervé Bocherens, Stéphane Pirson, Laurence Cammaert, Nora De Clerck, Anne Hambucken, Thomas Higham, Michel Toussaint, Johannes van der Plicht
New Data on the Late Neandertals: Direct Dating of the Belgian Spy Fossils
(Accepted) American Journal of Physical Antropology (2008) on line publication 10 nov 2008 (SCI 2.273)

J.W. De Backer, W.G. Vos, P. Burnell, SL Verhulst, P. Salmon, N. De Clerck, W. De Backer
Study of the variability in upper and lower morphology in Sprague Dawley rats using modern micro-CT scan based segmentation techniques
Anat Rec (2008) (SCI 1.8) in press





2009

Neven, E., Dams G., Postnov, B. Chen, A. De Clerck N., De Broe, ME, D’Haese P. Persy., V
Adequate phosphate binding with lanthanum carbonate attenuates arterial calcification in chronic renal failure rats
Nephrol Dial Transpplant 2009, 1-10, January 14. (SCI 3.167) on line publication

A. A. Postnov, P.C. D’Haese, E. Neven, N.M. De Clerck, V.P. Persy
Possibilities and limits of X-ray microtomography for in vivo and ex vivo detection of vascular calcifications
Int. J.Cardiovascular Imaging (SCI 1.25), Apr 11 2009 epub ahead of print, DOI 10-1007/s10554; 25:615-624

Andrei A. Postnov, Henk Rozemuller, Viviene Verwey, Henk Lokhorst, Nora De Clerck and Anton C. Martens
Correlation of Bioluminescent imaging of tumour cell growth with high resolution X-ray microtomography in a murine xenograft model of human multiple myeloma
accepted for publication in Calcified Tissue International (2009) DOI 10.1007/s00223-009-9284-0 (SCI 2.435)

W.L. Mondy, D. Cameron, J.P. Timmermans, N. De Clerck, A. Sasov, P.Simoens, L.A. Piegl
MicroCT of Corrosion Cast for use in the computer aided design of microvasculature
accepted for Tissue Engineering Part C Methods (2009) Mar 16, epub ahead of print (SCI 4.409)

William Lafayette Mondy, Don Cameron, Jean-Pierre Timmermans, Nora De Clerck, Alexander Sasov, Christophe Casteleyn, Les A. Piegl
Computer Aided Design of Microvasculature Systems for use in Vascular Scaffold Production
Biofabrication (2009) BIOFAB1 035002

Andrei Postnov, Tineke De Schutter, Jan Sijbers, Marcel Karperien, Nora De Clerck
Glucocorticoid induced osteoporosis in growing mice is not prevented by simultaneous intermittent PTH-treatment
submitted to Calcified Tisssue International (2009) DOI10.1007/s00223-009-9301-3

A.A. Postnov, H. Rozemuller, V. Verwey, H. Lokhorst, N. De Clerck, A.C. Martens
Correlation of High-Resolution X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography with Bioluminescence Imaging of Multiple Myeloma Growth in a Xenograft Mouse Model.
Calcif Tissue Int (2009) on line publication, Springerlink.com

Andrei Postnov, Tineke De Schutter, Jan Sijbers, Marcel Karperien and Nora De Clerck
Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Growing Mice Is Not Prevented by Simultaneous Intermittent PTH Treatment.
Calcified Tissue International (2009) on line publication, Springer Verlag New York.

2010

Sandy A. van Gool, Jan M. Wit, Tineke De Schutter, Nora De Clerck, Andreï A. Postnov, Sandra Kremer Hovinga, Jaap van Doorn, Sergio J. Veiga, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura, Marcel Karperien.
Marginal growth increase, altered bone quality, and polycystic ovaries in female prepubertal rats after treatment with the aromatase inhibitor exemestane.
Hormone Research in Pediatrics. (SCI 2.015), 2010; 73:49-60.

Sandy A. van Gool, Jan M. Wit, Tineke De Schutter, Nora De Clerck, Andreï A. Postnov, Sandra Kremer Hovinga, Jaap van Doorn, Sergio J. Veiga, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura, Marcel Karperien.
The aromatase inhibitor exemestane causes osteopenia and decreases body weight gain, but has no effect on longitudinal growth in male prepubertal rats.
submitted to Pediatric Research (SCI 2.839)

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Books

De Clerck, N and Postnov, A.
“High resolution X-ray microtomography : applications in biomedical research”
International Textbook of in vivo Imaging in Vertebrates
edited by Bertrand Tavitian, Anne Leroy-Willig and Vasilis Ntziachristos
Wiley &Sons, London, UK, July 13, 2007 (ISBN 9780470015285), 57-77.

De Clerck, N and Postnov, A.
“High resolution X-ray microtomography as a tool for imaging lung tumours in living mice”
International Textbook of in vivo Imaging in Vertebrates
edited by Bertrand Tavitian, Anne Leroy-Willig and Vasilis Ntziachristos
Wiley &Sons, London, UK, July 13, 2007 (ISBN 9780470015285), 307-309.

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Abstracts

2000

De Clerck, N.M., Sasov, A, Van Dyck, D.
Visualization of biological tissues by X-ray microtomography
European Biophysics Journal, 29 (4-5), 363, 2000.

Van Den Bogaert, A, Postnov, A, De Clerck, N.M. & Van Dyck, D.
In vitro and in vivo biological applications of X-ray microtomography.
Yearbook 2000 and Proceedings of the Joint Autumn Meeting of the Dutch and Belgian Societies
for Microscopy and the German microscopists from the border region, Papendal 2000, December 7-8, Arnhem Nederland, 134-135, 2000.

2001

Postnov, A., N. De Clerck, A. Sasov, D. Van Dyck
High Resolution X-ray microtomography of small living animals.
Proceedings of the High Resolution Meeting, Washington, DC, September 9-11, 2001, nr. 196, p. 244-245.

A.Sasov, D. Dewaele, N. De Clerck
Full-body in-vivo Micro-CT system with 10 microns resolution
Proceedings of the High Resolution Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, September 9-11, 2001, nr. 196, 18-20.

M. Lissitsyn, M. Makarov, A. Postnov, D.Van Dyck, N. De Clerck, A.Sasov, S.Saveliev
Embryologic differentiation and calcification of a human knee joint
Book of Abstract IV Congress of Russian Arthroscopic Society, Moscow, Russia, September 18-20, 2001, p. 43-44.

2002

Sasov, A., Dewaele, D. N. De Clerck
Non-invasive 3D-microscopy with 10 micron spatial resolution inside alive small laboratory animals
17th Australian Conference on Electron Microscopy, Adelaide, Australia,
Book of Abstracts p. 97 February 2, 2002.

Waarsing, J.H, Leemans, A., Day J, Ederveen, AGH, Van Dyck D, Buelens, E.,De Clerck, N.,
Sasov A., Weinans, H
Effects of growth and OVX in the tibia of individual rats: An in-vivo micro-CT study
Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Society, USA, November 2002.





2003

Bottenberg, P., Henin L, Bocca, C. Postnov, A. Wasek, A. De Clerck, N. Truyen, B.
Application of desktop micro-CT imaging as gold standard in caries diagnosis
81st General Session of the international Association for Dental Research ,
Goteborg (Zweden), 25-28 juni, 2003 : paper 3014

P. Bottenberg, L. Henin, C. Boca, A. Postnov, A. Wasek, N. De Clerck, and B. Truyen,
Application of desktop micro-CT imaging as gold standard in caries diagnosis
Journal of Dental Research, vol. 82, pp. B-386

A.A.Postnov , A.V.Vinogradov , D. Van Dyck, S.V.Saveliev, N.M. De Clerck
Determination of Calcium content in bones using high resolution X-ray Microtomography
Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Belgian Society for Microscopy, May 2, 2003, Antwerp, Belgium.

A. Postnov, J. Nijs, E. Schepers, M.Marechal, D. Van Dyck, N. De Clerck
Comparison between high resolution X-ray microtomography and histological sections in bone
Proceedings of the annual meeting of the Belgian Society for Microscopy, May 2, 2003, Antwerp, Belgium.

Meurrens K., Weiler H, De Clerck N.M., Postnov AA, Terpstra P
In vivo detection of lung tumors in mice by high resolution X-ray microtomography
submitted for presentation at the Society of Toxicology, 2003.

2004

A. Zarowski, A. Postnov , F. Vanpoucke , N. DeClerck , S. Peeters
High Resolution Micro-CT Scanning for Evaluation of the Surgical Insertion Trauma in Cochlear
Implant Electrodes.
II Meeting Consensus on Auditory Implants, 19-21 February, 2004, Valencia, Spain

Weiler H, von Holt K, Meurrens K, De Clerck NM, Postnov AA, Terpstra P
In vivo detection of lung tumors in mice by high-resolution x-ray micorotomography
Joint International Meeting of the Japanese Society of Toxicologic Pathology and the International
Federation of Societies of Toxicologic Pathologists, Kobe, Japan, Feb. 15-18, 2004.

Meurrens K, Weiler H, De Clerck NM, Postnov AA, Terpstra P
In vivo detection of lung tumors in mice by high resolution X-ray microtomography
43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology, Baltimore MD, March 21-25, 2004

N. De Clerck and A. Postnov
In-vivo micro-CT in soft tissues
Book of Abstracts of the Workshop Non-Invasive 3D microscopy : micro-CT and micro MRI :
Biomedical applications. Antwerp, August 21, 2004

S. Devaere, D. Adriaens, G. Teugels, N. De Clerck and A. Postnov
Micro CT-scanning finally revealing the skeletal morphology of the only specimen known of Gymnallabes nops (Roberts &Stewart, 1976)
Book of Abstracts of the Workshop Non-Invasive 3D microscopy : micro-CT and micro MRI :
Biomedical applications. Antwerp, August 21, 2004

V. Persy, A. Postnov , E. Neven , G. Dams, M. De Broe, P. C D'Haese and N. De Clerck
In vivo microCT as a tool to detect vascular calcifications in chronic renal failure rats
Book of Abstracts of the Workshop Non-Invasive 3D microscopy : micro-CT and micro MRI :
Biomedical applications. Antwerp, August 21, 2004

E. Gilissen, T. Smith, P. Semal, A. Postnov, and N. De Clerck
Multituberculate endocranial casts and early mammalian brain evolution
Book of Abstracts of the Workshop Non-Invasive 3D microscopy : micro-CT and micro MRI :
Biomedical applications. Antwerp, August 21, 2004

N. De Clerck, K. Meurrens, H. Weiler, D. Van Dyck, P. Terpstra , A. Postnov
Visualization of lung tumors in living mice by high resolution X-ray microtomography.
Proceedings of the 13th European Microscopy Congress, August 22-27, Antwerp, Belgium, Volume I, 369

A. Postnov, D. Van Dyck, A. Van der Linden, I. Tindemans, N. De Clerck
X-ray microtomography relative to other imaging techniques in biomedical research
Proceedings of the 13th European Microscopy Congress, August 22-27, Antwerp, Belgium, Volume I, 365

V. Persy, J. Van Kuilenburg, E. Neven, A. Postnov, N. De Clerck, P. D'Haese and M. De Broe
Vascular calcification (VC) induced by high phosphate diet can be detected with in vivo microCT
in chronic renal failure (CRF) rats
submitted for presentation at the American Society of Nephrology, October 2004

K. Vrijens, S. Thys, M. de Jeu, A. Postnov, M. Pfister, M. Muller, N. De Clerck, C. De Zeeuw,
G. Van Camp and L. Van Laer
Mutations in JAG1 cause vestibular dysfunction in the ENU mutant mouse ozzy
Submitted Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness, Sept.29 - Oct.3, 2004 Bethesda, USA

2005

A. Zarowski, F. Vanpoucke, A. Postnov, N. De Clerck, S. Peeters, E. Offeciers
MicroCT evaluation of the Helix electrode - 10th Symposium on Cochlear Implants In Childern
Conference in Dallas, USA, March 15, 2005

B. Truyen, A. Lamentowicz, A. Postnov, C. Boca, P. Bottenberg, L. Henin, M. Penkowski, N. De Clerck,
B. Kochanska, J. Cornelis
An X-ray Microtomographic Study of SnF2 and YbCl3 Uptake and Retention in Approximal Caries Lesions
abstract 107 submitted for presentation at the
52nd Congress of the European Organization of Caries Research, 6-9 July, 2005, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Andrei A. Postnov, Kris Meurrens, Horst Weiler, Dirk Van Dyck, Haiyan Xu, Piter Terpstra and Nora M. De Clerck
Analysis of the extent of emphysema in live mice by high resolution X-ray microtomography
Molecular Imaging, vol 4, 3, (2005) 259-260





2006

Postnov A , Persy V, Neven E, Dams G, De Broe M, D’Haese P, De Clerck N
High resolution X-ray microtomography as a tool for the detection and quantification of vascular calcifications
in live rats with chronic renal failure
Proceedings of the first international conference of the ESMI, 2006, p42

Postnov A, Peeters S, De Clerck N, Vanpoucke F, Offeciers FE, Van Dyck D & Zarowski A
High Resolution X-ray microtomography analysis for Evaluation of the Surgical Positioning of Cochlear Implant Electrodes
Proceedings of the first international conference of the ESMI, 2006, p65

Patrick Semal, Michel Toussaint, Antoine Balzeau, Hélène Rougier, Isabelle Crevecoeur, Linda Bouchneb, Bruno Maureille, Stéphane Louryan & Nora De Clerck
Digitisation of Belgian Neanderthals : Cultural Heritage preservation and scientific exploitation
150 Years of Neanderthal Discoveries, 21-26 July, 2006, Bonn, Germany.

Postnov A, Peeters S, De Clerck N, Vanpoucke F, Offeciers FE, Van Dyck D & Zarowski A
High Resolution X-ray microtomography analysis for Evaluation of the Surgical Positioning of Cochlear Implant Electrodes
Electron & X-ray Micro-Tomography and 3D Image Analysis, Leuven September 19, 2006, book of abstracts

Postnov A , Persy V, Neven E, Dams G, De Broe M, D’Haese P, De Clerck N
High resolution X-ray microtomography as a tool for the detection and quantification of vascular calcifications in live rats with chronic renal failure
Electron & X-ray Micro-Tomography and 3D Image Analysis, Leuven September 19, 2006, book of abstracts

2007

Persy,V., Vanden Eede, E, Postnov, A , Neven, E, De Clerck, N. and D’ Haese, P
Onset and evolution of vascular calcification in rats with adenine-induced renal failure maintained on low protein diet: a micro-CT study
American Society of Nephrology, Renal Week 2007 (Oct 31-Nov 5), San Francisco, USA.

De Schutter, T., Postnov, A., van Gool, S., Karperien, M. and De Clerck, N.
High resolution X-ray microtomography analysis of trabecular bone in rats with aromatase deficiency
Conference Proceedings Belgian Society of Microscopy, Liege, November 16, 2007, p 29.

De Schutter, T., Postnov, A., De Clerck, N., Karperien, M. and van Gool, S
High resolution X-ray microtomography analysis of trabecular bone in rats with aromatase deficiency 17th Annual Meeting of the Dutch Society for calcium and bone metabolism, November 15-16, 2007. The Netherlands.

2008

Andrei Postnov, Veerle Persy, Ellen Neven, Patrick D’ Haese and Nora De Clerck (2008)
Follow-up of arterial calcifications in rats with chronic renal failure: a quantitative in vivo and in vitro microtomography analysis
Calc. Tiss. Int. 82 (suppl 1) S84. T. De Schutter, A. Postnov, S. van Gool, M. Karperien, N. De Clerck (2008)
Aromatase inhibition increases longitudinal growth and cancellous bone loss in prepubertal female rats
Calc. Tiss. Int. 82 (suppl 1), S150.

2009

T. De Schutter, E. Neven, G. Dams, A. Postnov, N. De Clerck, V. Persy P.C. D’Haese
Calcium and Phosphate metabolism in conditions of vascular calcification and osteoporosis in CKD-rats.
accepted for the V International Symposium Advances in Bone and Mineral Disorders in CKD, Oviedo, Spain, 19 – 20 March, 2009

Nora De Clerck , Andrei A. Postnov, Henk Rozemuller, and Anton C.M. Martens
Analysis of bone lesions due to multiple myeloma in mice : a multimodal imaging study
36th ECTS Meeting, Vienna, Austria Bone 44(2009), S287, 23- 27 May 2009

T. De Schutter, E. Neven, G. Dams, A. Postnov, N. De Clerck, V. Persy and P.C. D’Haese
Follow-up of osteoporosis and vascular calcifications in rats with chronic kidney disease
Skyscan User Meeting April 2009

Adriaens D., Leysen L., M. Dierick, G. Roos, J. Christiaens, S. Van Wassenbergh, N. De Clerck & L. Van Hoorebeke
Dealing with stress: opercular bones in suction feeding fishes
submitted workshop “Fish skeletal Biology” 2009

Dominique Adriaens, Heleen Leysen, Manuel Dierick, Gert Roos, Joachim Christiaens, Sam Van Wassenbergh, Nora De Clerck, Luc Van Hoorebeke
Stress-related functional morphology of the opercular bone in suction feeding fishes
submitted Joint meeting Ichtyologists and herpetologists, Portland, Orgeon (USA), 22- 27 july 2009





2010

Sandy A. Van Gool, Jan M. Wit, Tineke De Schutter, Nora De Clerck, Andrei A. Postnov, Sandra Kremer Hovinga, Jaap van Doorn, Sergio J. Veiga, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura, Marcel Karperien
Marginal Growth Increase, Altered Bone Quality and Polycystic Ovaries in Female Prepubertal Rats after Treatment with the Aromatase Inhibitor Exemestane
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 73:49-60 (jan 2010)

Sandy A. Van Gool, Jan M. Wit, Tineke De Schutter, Nora De Clerck, Andrei A. Postnov, Sandra Kremer Hovinga, Jaap van Doorn, Sergio J. Veiga, Luis Miguel Garcia-Segura, Marcel Karperien
Impaired Body Weight and Tail Lenght Gain and Altered Bone Quality after Treatment with the Aromatase Inhibitor Exemestane in Male Rats
Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 73:376-385 (jan 2010)

Isabelle Crevecoeur, Priscilla Bayle, Helène Rougier, Bruno Maureille, Thomas Higham, Johannes Van der Plicht, Nora De Clerck, Patrick Semal
The Spy VI Child: A newly discovered Neandertal infant
Journal of Human Evolution, 59:641-656 (2010)

Nicole L. Griffin, Kristian D'Août, Timothy M. Ryan, Brian G. Richmond, Richard A. Ketcham, Andrei Postnov
Comparative forefoot trabecular bone architecture in extant hominids
Journal of Human Evolution, 59:203-213 (2010)

VEGF and FGF-2 delivery from spinal cord bridges to enhance angiogenesis following injury
Laura De Laporte, Anne des Rieux, Hannah M. Tuinstra, Marina L. Zelivyanskaya, Nora M. De Clerck, Andrei A. Postnov, Véronique Préat, Lonnie D. Shea
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A (submitted dec 2010)