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Scanco Medical Viva CT40

Scanco Medical Viva CT40

The vivaCT 40 is a high speed in vivo micro CT scanner ideal for resolving dense tissues including bone and contrast-enhanced structures such as vasculature.

It is equipped with a microfocus X-ray source capable of 5 µm spot size and 50-70 kVp, 8W (160 µA) and can achieve 10 µm nominal resolution. It can cover a maximum scan length of 145 mm and has a field-of-view up to 20-38 mm.

Animals or tissue can be up to 80 mm in diameter and up to 200 mm in length.

The system includes software capable of data acquisition, online/offline reconstruction, 2D & 3D analysis and reconstruction, 3D visualization & animation, and archiving.

Rates and Fees

Internal Users:
$10/hr
$60/hr if full assistance is needed
$50/hr training

External Non-Profit Users:
$17/hr
$97/hr if full assistance is needed
$81/hr training

External Industry Users:
$33/hr
$194/hr if full assistance is needed
$161/hr training

Resources

ScanCo webpage

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