Noninvasive 3-D Assessment of Trabecular Microstructure

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Agency: Department of Health and Human Services	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 29173	Program Year/Program: 1995 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 29173	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: Aracor
425 Lakeside Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94086 0470
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Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1995

Title: Noninvasive 3-D Assessment of Trabecular Microstructure

Agency: HHS

Contract: 1 R43 AR43536-01,

Award Amount: $99,958.00

Abstract:
The investigators will test the feasibility of developing a 3D X-ray microtomography scanner for trstudies in small animals, as further described by their abstract: A 3-D Computed Tomographic scannerobservation of trabecular bone microstructure and density of laboratory animals is proposed. This ReTomography (RAT) scanner will be capable of performing in vivo scans at 25- and 50-micrometer resolu6- and 12-mm fields of view. The novel introduction of a high- resolution high efficiency detector bscintillator/fiberoptics directly coupled to a thermoelectrically cooled 14-bit CCD camera allows imcompact geometry to achieve exceptionally high imaging throughput and image quality. The Phase I prodemonstrate the feasibility of 75-micrometer resolution and the ability to obtain images in under 20dose less than 1 rad. The RAT scanner will produce image data for 3-D matrix sizes of 256, 512 and 1

Principal Investigator:
Christopher Mitchell
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Aracor
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