Musculoskeletal Imaging Facility

Musculoskeletal Imaging

Dentalaire system
Dentalaire DTX

The radiography and microradiography area houses a portable digital radiography unit (NEXT, Sound-Eklin), a dental digital x-ray unit (Dentalaire DTX) and 2 cabinet x-ray units (Faxitron) for the radiography of gross specimens and quantitative microradiography of thin sections using high-detail mammography film and emulsion-coated glass plates. 

Sound NEXT DR
NEXT, Sound-Eklin
MicroCT

The microCT area houses a ScanCo Medical μCT35 specimen scanner.  Its capabilities are ex-vivo specimens from size  35mm diameter by 74mm long (37 micron resolution) to 6mm diameter by 45mm long (5 micron resolution).  It is runs a 45-70kVp, 72-145 microAmp conebeam.  It includes calibration of CT image to Hydroxyapetite for bone analysis and software to analyze density, bone volume, and morphometry measures.  It has the capability of scanning soft-tissues using contrast-enhancement (blood vessels, cartilage, etc).