CT

Computed Tomography (CT) devices

University of Eastern Finland Kuopio campus area and Kuopio University Hospital provide a wide scale of computed tomography devices at our disposal, for which we are deeply grateful.

SkyScan-1172

  • Location: Melania-building, Room 371, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus
  • X-ray source: Hamamatsu, 20-100 kV, 0-250 µA, max. 10 W
  • Detail detectability: < 1 µm with ~3 mm sample size
  • Maximum object size: 68 mm in diameter, 70 mm in height
Fig 1. SkyScan-1172 micro-CT system.

Stratec XCT2000

  • Location: Mediteknia-building, Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus
  • Pixel size: 200 µm in plane, 2.3 mm slice thickness
  • Maximum object size: 140 mm in diameter
Fig 2. Stratec XCT2000 peripheral quantitative computed tomography device.

Planmed Verity

  • Location: Kuopio UnIversity Hospital
  • Voxel size: 0.2 mm isotropic voxel
  • Orthopaedic cone beam CT with flat detector
  • Sitting and standing position imaging
Fig 3. Planmed Verity cone beam orthopaedic CT.

Combined SPECT/CT device

  • Location: Imaging Centre, A.I. Virtanen Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus
  • X-ray source: 80 kV, 600 µA
  • X-ray detector: 4.72″ CMOS Detector with 50 µm pitch

Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry device

  • Location: Mediteknia-building, Bone and Cartilage Research Unit, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus