Imaging
Micro CT 40 (Scanco)
The µCT 40 achieves the highest resolution (9 µm @ 10 mm object size, 10% MTF) of the three CHH high resolution CT scanners. It also offers a specimen size of 36 mm diameter, 8 cm in length. At this size, the resolution is around 20 µm. This instrument is intended to be used as an analytical instrument to measure, visualize and quantify the structure of small exvivo specimens or objects.
Viva CT 40 (Scanco)
The resolution of the viva CT 40 is between 10-72 µm nominal isotropic, 16 µm (10% MTF). It has a maximum scanning diameter of 20-38 mm and 145 mm long. This instrument is intended to be used as an analytical instrument to measure, visualize and quantify the structure of small invivo or ex vivo specimens or objects.
Extreme CT (Scanco)
This computed tomography system is designed to measure the bone density and quantify the three-dimensional micro architecture of the bone at the human extremities. The CHH system will be used for the research evaluation of invivo or exvivo bone structure, growth and / or disease progression in humans, as well as, imaging of other exvivo specimens or objects. Its maximum scanning diameter is 125 mm, and 150 mm long. The scanning resolution is 41-246 µm nominal isotropic, 100 µm (10% MTF).
For more information, please visit the Scanco website.
DEXA (Hologic 4500)
Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry takes a sophisticated 2 dimensional x-ray image to measure bone density and bone mass for the whole body, hip or lumbar spine. CHH applications for this equipment includes the evaluation of longitudinal changes in bone health in research related to growing adolescent and older adult populations in BC, and for the imaging of other ex vivo specimens and objects.
pQCT (Stratec)
pQCT is a method of accessing bone mineral density of the extremities (tibia/fibula and radius/ulna) using multiple cross-sectional x-rays to reconstruct a volumetric model of the bone density distribution. The pQCT allows for selective measurement of cortical and trabecular density, bone area, cortical area, cortical thickness, periosteal and endosteal circumference, muscle cross-sectional area and biomechanical strain strength indices. CHH applications for this equipment includes the evaluation of longitudinal changes in bone health in research related to growing adolescent and older adult populations in BC, and for the imaging of other ex vivo specimens and objects.
XCT 2000 gantry opening of 140mm in diameter, 50µ spot size, measurement diameter of 10-140mm, slice thickness 2.3mm.
XCT 3000 has a larger gantry (300mm in diameter) and measurement diameter of 10-270mm all other parameters same as XCT 2000.
C-arm (Siemens)
Mobile 3D C-arm was developed for intra-operative use in orthopedics and trauma surgery, such as 3D imaging of bones and joints of the lower and upper extremities, entire spine, hip, as well as maxillofacial applications. The CHH C-arm equipment will be used for the evaluation of ex vivo bone and joint specimens or other larger objects and for the development of computer assisted surgical intervention protocols for common hip, knee and spine conditions.