SkyScan-1076

The SkyScan 1076 is a high-resolution low-dose X-ray scanner for in-vivo 3D-reconstruction with details detect ability up to 9 micrometres inside the small laboratory animals (rats, mice, etc.). It allows reconstructing non-invasively any cross section(s) through the animal body with possibilities to convert reconstructed dataset into realistic 3D-image and calculate internal morphological parameters.

This scanner keeps the sample (a small animal like a rat) stable horizontally in the bed. This way the animal can be put to sleep during the scanning process. The pictures taken are synchronized with the breathing or movement of the animal. The x-rays detector (camera) and an electronic x-rays source are rotated around the horizontal bed.

This scanner is a sample of a Cone beam scanner.