Product name

GLP X-ray tomography for the preclinical study of bone, lung and other organs

Summary

diagnosis and study of bone and cartilage diseases, quantification of osseous regeneration and evaluation of the implantation and biological effect of new medical devices, oncology, cardiovascular disease diagnosis and obesity studies

Organization name

Voxcan s.a.r.l.

Profile

Founded in April 2007, V O X C A N is a company specialized in animal medical imaging services offering pharmaceutical and biotechnological companies as well as academic laboratories the opportunity to realize preclinical or research studies in fields such as bone and cartilage diseases, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, oncology and some metabolic diseases (obesity).

X-Ray Computed Tomography gives 3-dimensional images of the densest tissues of an organism with or without injection of a contrast agent.         

V O X C A N has a technical platform including:   

• X-ray scanners (CT and µ-CT) to perform image acquisition on all animal model whatever its size from mouse to pig,    
• Gaseous anaesthesia systems as well as animal handling systems to maintain the animal sanitary status,   
• A strong computing architecture to perform image processing and securised data storage.

Applications

• quantify bone characteristics : 3D representation, degree of mineralization and classical architecture parameters (BV/TV, trabecular 3D thickness, trabecular separation, anisotropy, ...)
• ex-vivo quantification of the 3D cartilage layer thickness for osteoarthritis studies
• detection and 3-dimensional quantification of tumours within most organs (bone, lungs, liver, spleen, kidneys, ...)
• vessels, liver, spleen, kidneys can be caracterised by X-ray tomography after intra-venous injection of an ionidated contrast agent or absorption of a baryum-based contrast agent (stomach, intestine)
• characterise the neoangiogenesis around tumours

Description File

 Voxcan_Preclinical_Services.pdf

URL

http://www.voxcan.fr

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