Three-dimensional digital image construction of metaxylem vessels in root tips of Zea mays subsp. mexicana from thin transverse sections.

This new method has advantages over confocal laser scanning microscopy and magnetic resonance imaging for visualizing anatomy, and includes a procedure to correct for sectioning distortion. An additional advantage of this method, developed to produce better knowledge about the developmental anatomy of procambium in roots, is its applicability to a wide range of anatomical subjects.