Infrastructure

Our research requires state-of-the-art equipment. Below you can find a list of the equipment MEDISIP owns to carry out our experiments. If you have any questions or are interested in using our equipment, please do not hesitate to contact us. You can find our e-mail or phone numbers in the Staff section of this website. Contact persons are Stefaan Vandenberghe, Christian Vanhove and Roel Van Holen.

BrainAmp MR Plus

MR compatible EEG system

System: BrainAmp MR Plus

Manufacturer: Brain Products

Description: Enables simultaneous EEG-fMRI recording to investigate the electrophysiological as well as the hemodynamic information of cerebral dynamics.

IVIS Lumina II

Optical Imaging: The IVIS Lumina II is capable of imaging both fluorescent and bioluminescent reporters. The system is equipped with up to 21 filter sets that can be used to image reporters that emit from green to near-infrared. An adjustable field of view from 5 – 12.5 cm allows imaging of up to 5 mice or 2 medium size rats. The Lumina II can also accommodate Petri dishes or micro-titer plates for in vitro imaging. The system includes animal handling features such as a heated stage, gas anesthesia connections and ECG monitoring.

System: Optical Imaging

Manufacturer: PerkinElmer

Description:The IVIS Lumina II is capable of imaging both fluorescent and bioluminescent reporters. The system is equipped with up to 21 filter sets that can be used to image reporters that emit from green to near-infrared. An adjustable field of view from 5 – 12.5 cm allows imaging of up to 5 mice or 2 medium size rats. The Lumina II can also accommodate Petri dishes or micro-titer plates for in vitro imaging. The system includes animal handling features such as a heated stage, gas anesthesia connections and ECG monitoring.

VEVO 2100

small animal ultrasound: 30 µm resolution, up to 1000 fps

System: small animal ultrasound

Manufacturer: VISUALSONICS

Description: 30 µm resolution, up to 1000 fps

Xstrahl SARRP

small animal radiation research platform (SARRP) : A nozzle-shaped collimator with interchangeable inserts providing circular radiation field sizes of approximately 0.5 and 1 mm in diameter and rectangular fields of 3 x 3, 5 x 5 and 3 x 9 mm for high-precision, small-field, conformal irradiations

System: small animal radiation research platform (SARRP)

Manufacturer: Xstrahl

Description: A nozzle-shaped collimator with interchangeable inserts providing circular radiation field sizes of approximately 0.5 and 1 mm in diameter and rectangular fields of 3 x 3, 5 x 5 and 3 x 9 mm for high-precision, small-field, conformal irradiations

Bruker BioSpin PharmaScan® 70/16

7 Tesla small animal MRI: Up to 50 µm structural resolution for excellent soft-tissue contrast. - rat head / mouse whole body Tx/Rx volume coil (40 mm ID) - rat whole body Tx/Rx volume coil (72 mm ID) - rat brain surface coil (Rx only) - mini flex loop coil (2 cm, Rx only)

System: 7 Tesla small animal MRI

Manufacturer: Bruker BioSpin

Description:Up to 50 µm structural resolution for excellent soft-tissue contrast. - rat head / mouse whole body Tx/Rx volume coil (40 mm ID) - rat whole body Tx/Rx volume coil (72 mm ID) - rat brain surface coil (Rx only) - mini flex loop coil (2 cm, Rx only)

FLEX TRIUMPH II

The system can combine up to three different imaging modalities (PET, SPECT, CT) in a single platform

System: small animal PET/SPECT/CT
Manufacturer: Gamma Medica
Description: The system can combine up to three different imaging modalities (PET, SPECT, CT) in a single platform

U SPECT II

Up to 0.35 mm spatial and sub-minute temporal resolution / gated and listmode acquisitions of organs or whole body / high sensitivity: 75 pinholes / collimators: mouse (0.35 and 0.6mm) rat (1mm) dedicated rat brain collimator (0.6mm)

System: small animal SPECT

Manufacturer: MILabs

Description: Up to 0.35 mm spatial and sub-minute temporal resolution / gated and listmode acquisitions of organs or whole body / high sensitivity: 75 pinholes / collimators: mouse (0.35 and 0.6mm) rat (1mm) dedicated rat brain collimator (0.6mm)