@article {2472,
	title = {Anatomical exploration of Vipera ammodytes (family Viperidae) horn supports cephalic appendage sensory function in non-aquatic snakes},
	journal = {Journal of Anatomy},
	year = {2026},
	abstract = {Several snakes possess cephalic appendages over their eyes and snouts, but their exact function remains largely unknown. In one aquatic species, such structures have been associated with a mechanosensory role, and this suggests that other horned snakes may have evolved analogous appendages. To be considered sensory structures, cephalic appendages should be highly innervated by specific cranial nerves like the trigeminal, and perhaps carry specialised integumentary sense organs. The identification of trigeminal branches reaching the cephalic appendages would be consistent with sensory capability of the structures. Here we tested whether the rostral appendage of the nose-horned viper (Vipera ammodytes) could serve such a sensory function. We conducted an integrative anatomical exploration of the species{\textquoteright} head and appendage using a combination of diffusible iodine-based contrast-enhanced micro computed tomography, classical histology and scanning electron microscopy and found support for our initial hypothesis. The rostral appendage of V. ammodytes is highly innervated by the ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve, and we also found dermal sensory organs over the snake{\textquoteright} snout and appendage scales. These findings suggest that a sensory function for cephalic appendages could also be possible in non-aquatic species, hinting that more analogous sensory structures may have evolved across horned snakes and other reptile groups.},
	keywords = {cranial nerves, diceCT, functional morphology, histology, mechanosensation, SEM, sense organs, sensory ecology, trigeminal},
	doi = {10.1111/joa.70132},
	url = {https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.70132},
	author = {Federico Banfi and Paul M. Gignac and Tom Hellebuyck and Joaquim G. Sanctorum and Barbara De Kegel and Dominique Adriaens and Raoul Van Damme}
}
@inproceedings {2447,
	title = {GEO-ASTRA: a toolbox for non-conventional XCT scanning and reconstruction},
	booktitle = { 15th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT), 10 - 13 February 2026, Linz, Austria (iCT 2026), e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing},
	volume = {31 (3)},
	year = {2026},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.58286/32567},
	author = {Joaquim G. Sanctorum and Bjorn De Samber and Pavel Paramonov and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers}
}
@inproceedings {2448,
	title = {Towards X-ray-based inspection of corrosion in maritime infrastructure},
	booktitle = {15th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT), 10 - 13 February 2026, Linz, Austria (iCT 2026) Special Issue of e-Journal of Nondestructive Testing (eJNDT) ISSN 1435-4934 },
	volume = {31(3)},
	year = {2026},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.58286/32583},
	author = {Joaquim G. Sanctorum and Nathan Bekaert and Wikke Witteveen and Geert Potters and Jan Sijbers and Jan De Beenhouwer}
}
@inproceedings {2450,
	title = {Exact reconstruction for helical cone-beam X-ray CT using the ASTRA toolbox},
	booktitle = {10th International Symposium on Digital Industrial Radiology and Computed Tomography, 1 {\textendash} 3 July 2025 in Paris, France (DIR 2025)},
	volume = {30(8)},
	year = {2025},
	url = {https://www.ndt.net/?id=31452},
	author = {Pavel Paramonov and Joaquim G. Sanctorum and Femke Danckaers and Jan De Beenhouwer and Jan Sijbers}
}
@inproceedings {2350,
	title = {High-resolution tiled X-ray cone-beam CT using the ASTRA toolbox},
	booktitle = {13th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT) 2024},
	year = {2024},
	month = {03/2024},
	address = {School of Engineering, Wels Campus, Austria},
	abstract = {Dealing with large and/or elongated objects presents a challenge in micro computed tomography ({\textmu}CT). In conventional CT, the necessity for the X-ray beam to fully cover the scanned object which has to remain well within the detector boundaries is essential to avoid region-of-interest artifacts in the reconstructed images. Consequently, the magnification of the object and thereby the spatial resolution are limited by the physical dimensions and degrees of freedom of the imaging system. A possible way to increase the magnification and thus the resolution of a {\textmu}CT image is to perform a tiled scan of the object. In this paper, we propose an iterative reconstruction approach that yields a high-resolution image from such a tiled CT scan. The approach utilizes the ASTRA toolbox, leveraging its key features: the vector-based definition of projection geometry and the linear tomography operators. Our simulations demonstrate that the proposed approach achieves higher resolution through increased magnification.},
	keywords = {cone beam, iterative reconstruction, micro computed tomography, X-ray tomography},
	isbn = {1435-4934},
	doi = {10.58286/29258 },
	author = {Pavel Paramonov and Joaquim G. Sanctorum and Domenico Iuso and Jan Sijbers and Jan De Beenhouwer}
}
