ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Vet. Sci.
Sec. Veterinary Imaging
This article is part of the Research TopicAdvances in Veterinary 3D Modeling: Applications of CT, MRI, and Scanning TechnologiesView all 12 articles
Cross-sectional atlas of the tree shrew (Tupaia belangeri) head, neck, and trunk: a comparison of micro-CT imaging and cadaveric sections
Provisionally accepted
Fangfang Chen1,2
Yiwei Feng1,2
Nan Shi1,2Pengcheng Zhao1,2
Zongjian Huang1,2Yu Ren1,2Wei Xia1,2*
Anzhou Tang1,2*- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
- 2Key Laboratory of Early Prevention and Treatment for Regional High-Frequency Tumours, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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Tree shrews are widely used as animal models in various research fields, however, a comprehensive cross-sectional anatomic reference for this species is currently lacking. In this study, Conventional Micro-CT scanning (40μm slice thickness) was performed on two healthy adult tree shrews to obtain head-neck-thorax-abdomen cross-sectional images. The anatomic structures identified on each side of the cadaver sections were subsequently correlated to the analogous structures on corresponding Micro-CT images with the aid of the available literature. This study provides an anatomic and Micro-CT atlas of the head, neck, thorax, and abdomen of the tree shrew, which researchers can use as a reference for the interpretation of any cross-sectional imaging modality in tree shrews.
Keywords: cadavericsections, Cross-sectional anatomy, Head-Neck, Micro-computed tomography, tree shrew
Received: 27 Nov 2025; Accepted: 02 Feb 2026.
Copyright: © 2026 Chen, Feng, Shi, Zhao, Huang, Ren, Xia and Tang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Wei Xia
Anzhou Tang
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