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High resolution micro-CT scanners

µCT from Scanco Medical

Scanco Medical is a Swiss company specialized for over 30 years in the development and production of high-resolution X-ray computed micro-tomography systems. Scanco Medical’s micro-CT scanners can be suited for many applications, including the analysis of materials, life sciences, dental research, geology and paleontology.

Features

Resolution up to 0.5 µm
Motorized sample holders (depending on the model)
Automated filter-changer system (depending on the model)
Optional in-situ measurements stages
Software-included advanced segmentation algorithms

Further information

Scanco Medical's X-ray computed tomography scanners excel in high resolution and are used all over the world for studying materials with different properties, such as bone and scaffolds, cement and fibers or even (with appropriate optional cooling system) snow and ice crystals. The choice of the most suitable scanner strongly depends on the density and maximum size of the samples to be scanned.

The “μCT” series scanners are divided into “benchtop” or “cabinet” versions. Benchtop versions can be boosted with a motorized sample-holder and an automatic filter-changer system, enhancing their versatility. Cabinet versions are already equipped with a motorized sample-changing system as standard. As an option, a cooling/heating stage may be added for temperature control and variation and a stage for mechanical compression and tensile tests of the materials during the scanning.

All Scanco Medical micro-CT scanners are supplied with a complete software suite of all tools for scanning, 3D analysis, visualization, image management and data import/export. For 3D tomographic reconstruction, Scanco Medical’s systems have basic computing version in HP Integrity Server with Windows OS license. The standard software bundle can be enriched by adding a sophisticated finite element analysis add-on software (FEA) developed by Scanco Medical.

The image reconstruction process can also be improved with the SCANCO GPU accelerated system, an optional module for faster image reconstruction. This option sharply reduces computing times and frees up resources on the workstation. The images reconstructed with SCANCO GPU are fully compatible with the images reconstructed by the standard reconstruction process.

All images can be exported in a wide range of standard formats, while entire data sets can be exported as image sequences in DICOM, JPEG, TIFF format or as STL files for the usage in different analysis softwares. Moreover, image sequences in raw data or DICOM format from other imaging systems can be imported to allow 3D analysis with the Scanco Medical systems’ integrated visualizer.