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University of Connecticut Health Center
New England Musculoskeletal Institute
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Farmington, CT 06034-4037
United States of Americahttp://researchit.uchc.edu/resources/microct_imaging.htmlLast Updated: 03/01/2012
The UConn Health Center MicroCT Imaging Facility provides core services of three-dimensional imaging and quantitation of tissue structure using high-resolution X-ray computed microtomography (microCT). Resolution of structural features below 10 um allows for accurate and precise evaluation of trabecular and cortical bone architecture, density, and porosity of bones from mice, including femora, tibiae, vertebrae, humeri, ulnae, calvaria, mandibles, teeth, and ectopic bone formation. Data obtained from microCT analyses are helpful toward identifying and quantitating definitive phenotypes in transgenic and knockout mouse models, as well as the skeletal effects of hormonal deficiency (e.g., ovariectomy) and pharmaceutical agents. Hydroxyapatite-phantom calibrated measurements of true volumetric density (mg/cm^3) provide accurate measurements of mineralization shifts in these animal models, complementing rapid imaging modalities afforded by micro-DXA (Piximus) and radiography (Faxitron), which are also available.
Expertise in mechanical testing across a wide range of length scales.
Conduct animal studies involving musculoskeletal procedures (bone fracture, tissue defect repair, tissue engineering implants, loading models of bone and cartilage, soft tissue injury)
Services are offerred outside of University of Connecticut Health Center
Clinical Imaging - Small Animal (X-ray, Ultrasound, microCAT, MRI)
Scanco uCT40 specimen micro-CT imaging
Scanco VivaCT40 live animal micro-CT imaging
Faxitron LX-60 digital X-ray
IVIS Spectrum
CSM nanoindentation mechanical testing
Bose Electroforce 3200 mechanical testing
MTS 858 axial-torsion mechanical testing
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