The SKYSCAN 1278 is a high throughput, stand-alone, desktop in vivo micro-CT for scanning small laboratory animals (mice, rats, ...).
The large image field of view (up to 80 mm wide and 200 mm long) allows full body mouse scanning with a single camera field of view. Variable X-Ray energy combined with a range of filters ensures optimal image quality for diverse research applications including pneumology, cardiology and body composition analysis. The system can perform scanning with continuous gantry rotation and in step-and-shoot mode with scanning cycles down to 7.2 sec.
Furthermore, the SKYSCAN 1278 in vivo micro-CT administers a low radiation dose to the animals allowing multiple scans in longitudinal preclinical studies without the risk of unwanted radiation - induced side effects. The fully integrated physiological monitoring package allows monitoring and controlling the animal's wellbeing at all times through a video stream, ECG, temperature and breathing detection.
The SKYSCAN 1276 is complemented by 3D.SUITE. This extensive software suite covers GPU-accelerated reconstruction, 2D/ 3D morphological analysis, as well as surface and volume rendering visualization.
X-ray source
20-65kV, 50W, 50μm spot size, 4-position filter change
X-ray detector
flat-panel CMOS sensor, 1944 x 1536 pixels,14-bit
Nominal resolution (pixels size on the object)
<52μm at any location in the scanned volume
Scanning space
80mm in diameter, 200mm in lengt
(80mm in diameter, 80mm in length in a single sca)
Reconstructed volume
Integrated physiologica monitoring
real-time motion detection 5Mp colour CMOS camera ECG, breathing detection, temperature stabilization all signals digitized in 16bit with up to 150 samples/sec
Radiation safety
Dimensions,Weight
Power supply