The equipments proposed by the PIV core facility

Technologies
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Ultrasound scanners

The platform has 2 high-resolution VEVO2100 ultrasound scanners (Visualsonics), dedicated to small animals, allowing a real-time imaging with image resolution adapted to small animals.

  • Probes MS250 (18MHz), MS550 (40MHz) and MS700 (50MHz)
  • Doppler imaging modes
  • 3D
  • Cardiology analysis package (LVTrace)
  • Nonlinear Contrast ultrasound imaging mode with quantification software

The platform also has an ultra-fast clinical ultrasound scanner, Aixplorer (Supersonic Imagine) for shear wave elastography imaging. Ultrafast Doppler.

  • Probes L22-7 (15MHz), SL15-4 (10MHz) and SLV16-5)
  • Supersonic Shear Wave Imaging (SWE)
  • Research package
  • Ultrafast Doppler

The Vantage 256 ultrasound system (Verasonics) is a programmable ultra-fast ultrasound system.

  • 256-channel ultrasound system
  • High frequency option
  • UTA-260-D and 256 plates
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Animal temporary housing

Two racks of 80 individual ventilated disposable cages (Innovive)

Isoflurane Anesthesia Systems

Four Isoflurane anesthesia stations (Minerve)

Bioluminescence imaging

Photon Imager RT (Biospacelab)

2D bioluminescence imaging system.

  • Real time photon count for 2D bioluminescence imaging
  • 2d Fluorescence imaging : Excitation 600-710nmEmission 600-810nm
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