Core ARTH Infinity
The Core ARTH Infinity, a recognised facility of UGent, provides advanced preclinical medical imaging devices, services and expertise for non-invasive in vivo medical imaging of laboratory animals.
This is an initiative of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, and is coordinated by a core team led by prof. Christian Vanhove.
Infrastructure, services and expertise
Perkin Elmer IVIS Lumina LT
- Optical Imaging (in vivo)
- Optical Imaging (in vitro)
Bruker BioSpin Pharmascan 70/16 MRI
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (in vivo)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (in vitro)
- Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (CE-MRI)
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
MILabs U-SPECT II SPECT/CT
- Singe Photon Emission Computerised Tomography (SPECT)
XStrahl SARRP
- Small animal radiation research platform (in vivo)
- Radiation research platform (in vitro)
Molecubes B-Cube
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Molecubes X-Cube
- Computerised Tomography (in vivo)
- Computerised Tomography (in vitro)
- Contrast Enhanced Computerised Tomography (CE-CT)
VisualSonics Vevo 2100 US
- Ultrasound (US)
- Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound (CE-US)
Leica CM3050S Microtome
- Microtome
Terms of use
1. Come along first for an intake interview.
- Register on the CFMS platform. You will then be invited for an intake interview. See how to register here.
2. Take a (basic) training course.
- Basic training 'Core Infinity: How to set up a small animal imaging experiment' to demonstrate the importance of preclinical imaging and set up an animal experiment.
- All courses are part of the Faculty Research Training Programme, module: Core Facilities. Register here.
3. Reserve your use at least 7 working days in advance via the Core Facility Management Software platform (CFMS platform).
- Make your reservation for a tool, service or product via the CFMS platform. See how to make your reservation here.
4. Pay a usage fee.
- Use of the Core Facility is possible for a fee. Provide a cost centre for the usage fee within your project application. View the rates here.
5. Follow the agreement framework of the Core Facilities.
- Specific agreements apply to the use of the Core Facilities. View the agreement framework here.
6. Mention the Core Facility in your scientific output.
- To ensure the funding and continuation of the Core Facility, it is essential to mention it as a source. View the guidelines for acknowledgement of Core Facilities in scientific output here.
Contact
- For user info: Core ARTH Infinity user group
- For administration and organisation: infinity@ugent.be