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Equipment

The laboratory has a SuperArgus 4r scanner able to produce simultaneously functional images (PET) as well as anatomical images (CT).

Specs:

  • PET:
    • Radio-isotope: FDG
    • Spatial resolution: 1mm
    • Axial field of view: 100mm extensible to 350mm with bed movement
    • Bore: 160mm (mice, rats and rabbits)
    • Sensitivity at center: 8% (100-700 keV)
    • Dynamical images capacities
    • DICOM format
  • CT:
    • Spatial resolution 20, 50, 100, 200 um (depending upon acquisition mode)
    • Energy peak: (variable) 45 - 130 keV
    • Possibility of double energy studies

Portable anesthesia equipment

  • MSS vaporizer for Isoflurane
  • Idea Selectatec support for fast connection-desconnection 
  • Oxygen rotameter
  • Three way distribution box
  • Emergency valve of Oxygen
  • Cibertec aspiration system
  •  Masks and surgery table

High precision dose calibrator VEENSTRA VDC-505

Sample preparation and calibration cell enhanced with a gas extraction system