High resolution echocardiography for small rodents

Submitted by torino on Tue, 10/25/2022 - 15:28
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Kind of infrastructure
Platforms/Labs
Typology
Imaging/microscopy
University
Torino (UNITO)
Application / Industrial sector
Health
Web
https://www.mbc.unito.it/en/node/1514
Description of equipment

APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES 
 
Applications 
- Acquisitions in M-Mode for high resolution in left ventricular analyzes 
 - Systolic function 
 - Morphometric parameters 
- Tissue Color Doppler for the quantification of blood flows through the chambers and valves 
 - Diastolic function 
 - Function of the right ventricle 
 - Flow through the valves (aortic, mitral, tricuspid) 
- Analysis of hemodynamic parameters 
 - Myocardial performance index 
 - Cardiac output (left and right ventricles) 
 - Stroke volume (left and right ventricles) 
 
Services 
- Experimental design consultancy 
- Technical assistance 
- Consultancy for image processing and quantitative data analysis 
- Simultaneous analysis, annotation and viewing of images 
- Off line data analysis 
- Export of images with or without annotations to TIFF, BMP, AVI, MS Video9 and DICOM

Location
Department
Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences
Features
Equipment list
LAB-0081 VisualSonics Vevo 2100 High Resolution Imaging System
- Superior resolution (30 microns) and uniformity of images in the acquisition field
- Frame rates up to 740 fps

LAB-0082 VisualSonics Imaging Station with ECG / Heart Rate
Price list
Rates are defined according to specific requests.
Possibility of on-site measurements
It is possible to access the infrastructure by reservation, accompanied by authorized staff, and / or send samples for analysis (without directly accessing the structure). The technical feasibility of the request is evaluated and the experiments.
Contact
Person name
Alessandra GHIGO
Email
alessandra.ghigo@unito.it