Diagnostic Imaging Laboratory

About the Equipment

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X-ray Computed Tomography (CT):

A General Electric fx/i Helical CT scanner was installed in 2002 for cross-sectional imaging of small and large animals as well as anatomical specimens and other inert objects. This is a standard clinical scanner with a 70 cm gantry, 30 degree gantry tilt, solid state detectors with a spatial resolution of 0.38 mm, a 36 kW high frequency generator and scan time of 0.7 seconds. In addition to the 450 lb rated standard patient table, a custom designed large animal table has been installed and linked to the table drive to allow for imaging of subjects up to approximately 2,000 lb. The system is fully DICOM compliant, has a large capacity internal drive data storage and interfaces with a custom designed PACS system for imaging data storage and retrieval and viewing. Imaging data is stored long term on a large capacity mirrored server system.