SkyScan User Meeting 2008: Scientific Program Park Plaza Hotel, Antwerpen Monday June 16, 2008 08:00-08:30

Registration and coffee/tea

08:30-08:45

Welcome

08:45-09:30

Keynote address 1: Erik Ritman, Dept. of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA: Micro-CT - its growing use and potential in biomedical applications and some clinical implications.

09:30-09:50

Kerstin Kleinschmidt, Orthopedic University Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany: In vivo micro-CT analysis of the rabbit radius critical size defect by SkyScan 1076 Hasitom.

09:50-10:10

Boudewijn Lelieveldt, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands: Organ approximation in µCT data with low soft tissue contrast using an articulated whole-body atlas.

10:10-10:30

Veerle Van der Linden & Geert Van der Snickt, University of Antwerp, Belgium: Application of micro-CT in the field of cultural heritage.

10:30-11:00

Coffee/Tea break

11:00-11:20

Techniques Presentation M1: Allan Jones, Australian Microscopy and Micro-analysis Research Facility (AMMRF), University of Sydney, Australia: Preparing Specimens for X-ray Microtomography

11:20-11:40

Alireza Roshan Ghias, Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland: Detecting vasculature inside the long bones of a rat using Angiofil.

11:40-12:00

Sharon Bledsoe, Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University, USA: 3D rendering of the vascular system of the pig kidney.

12:00-12:20

Simone Bugani, Dept. of Industrial Chemistry and Materials, University of Bologna: X-ray tomography applications in stone conservation.

12:20-14:00

LUNCH

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14:00-14:20

Philip Mease, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rowan University, New Jersey, USA: Comparison of X-ray and optical computed tomography methods for the synthesis of particle aggregate models.

14:20-14:40

James C. Williams Jr., Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University, USA: Distinctive morphologies in urinary stones as revealed by micro-CT.

14:40-15:00

Alexey V. Pakhnevich, Palaeontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia: Micro-CT of geyserites, fossil wood and the structure of brachiopod shells.

15:00-15:30

Poster presentations (2-3 minutes each)

1: Giacomo Mele, M. Matrecano. Different approaches in soil pore analysis. CNR-ISAFOM, Ercolano, Italy. 2: Roel Arends et. al. Micro-architectural changes of developing bone in male and female rats. Organon (Schering-Plough), Oss, Netherlands. 3: Silke Grabherr et. al. (presented by Sebastian Friess) Angiofil: a radiocontrast agent for postmortem microangiography. Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. 4: Viivi P. Koivu and V.T. Turpeinen. X-ray micro-tomography research of paper machines’ press felts. Department of Physics, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. 5: Nicole Bakker et. al. Validation of new potential drug targets for osteoporosis and fracture repair by in vivo microCT. Organon (Schering-Plough), Oss, Netherlands. 6: Jeong-Tae Koh et. al. Nuclear receptor Small Heterodimer Partner Mediates Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2-induced Osteoblast Differentiation and Bone Formation. Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea. 7: Abigail Lape et. al. Use of X-ray Micro Computed Tomography in the Evaluation of Bread Crumb Structure. Cargill Global Food Research, Excelsior, Minnesota, USA. 8: Gerard van Dalen et. al. 3D imaging of cereal food products using X-ray microtomography. Unilever Food & Health Research Institute, Vlaardingen, Netherlands. 9: Greet Kerckhofs et. al. Mechanical characterization of porous structures by the combined use of micro-CT and in-situ loading. Dept. of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. 10: Mark Tarplee and Nick Corps. SkyScan 1072 – Sample scanning, reconstruction and visualization (2D and 3D) protocols. Centre for Micromorphology, Dept. of Geography, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. 11: Pieter Verboven et al. High resolution 3D imaging of void networks in plant tissues. BIOSYST-MeBioS, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

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15:30-16:10

Coffee/Tea break, poster viewing

16:10-16:30

Techniques presentation M2: Phil Salmon, SkyScan, Belgium: New and improved functions in SkyScan micro-CT 3D analysis and visualisation software.

16:30-16:50

Inneke Willekens, In vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging (ICMI), Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium: The time course of eXIA160 contrast enhancement in healthy mice.

16:50-17:10

Agatha Labrinidis, Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma, University of Adelaide, Australia: APO2L/trail inhibits tumour growth and bone destruction in a murine model of multiple myeloma.

17:10-17:30

Leanne Saxon, Royal Veterinary College, London, UK: Nano-CT can be used to assess mechanically related modelling and remodelling in the mouse fibula.

19:30

Bus to FLANDRIA will leave from the Park Plaza hotel.

20:00

FLANDRIA BOAT TOUR

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Tuesday June 17, 2008 09:00-09:20

Techniques presentation T1: Mark Tarplee, Centre for Micromorphology, University of London, UK: The 3D structure of selected ‘geological’ materials.

09:20-09:40

Aymen I. Idris, Molecular Medicine Centre, University of Edinburgh, Scotland: Bidirectional regulation of peak bone mass and age-related bone loss by the type I cannabinoid receptor.

09:40-10:00

Xiaohong Wu, School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, UK: Evaluation of bone formation in neonatal mouse calvaria using micro-CT: an in vitro study.

10:00-10:20

Nick Silikas, School of Dentistry, University of Manchester, UK: 3D volumetric evaluation of obturation materials remaining in endodontic retreatment.

10:20-11:00

Coffee/Tea break

11:00-11:20

Techniques presentation T2: Simone Tassani, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Bologna, Italy: Quality control in micro-CT.

11:20-11:40

Janet Henderson, J.T.N. Wong Laboratories for Mineralized Tissue Research, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada: A murine model of implant osseo-integration.

11:40-12:00

Philippe Clément-Lacroix, Galapagos Pharmaceuticals, Romainville, France: High resolution tomodensitometry of bone fracture healing in the BALB/c mouse.

12:00-12:20

Jeannine Holschbach, Orthopedic University Clinic, Heidelberg, Germany: In vivo µCT analysis based on inhalation anaesthetics in a critical size defect model in rat.

12:20-14:00

LUNCH

14:00-14:30

Keynote address 2: Michel Defrise, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium: Overview of image reconstruction for micro-CT.

14:30-14:50

Greet Kerckhofs, Dept. Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium: Validation of micro-CT as an imaging tool for the quantification of bone formation in and around explanted bone tissue engineering scaffolds.

14:50-15:10

Niki J. Collins, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK: Analysing the interconnectivity within polymer-silica scaffolds using micro-CT.

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15:10-15:30

Taghi Miri, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK: Use of X-ray micro-CT to characterize microstructure of bread and optimize the bread-making process.

15:30-16:00

Coffee/Tea break

16:00-16:20

Techniques presentation T3: Kevin MacKenzie, Microscopy and Cellular Imaging Core Facility, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Scotland: Development of micro-CT imaging in a core facility.

16:20-16:40

Jeroen Hostens, Philip Morris Research Laboratories bvba, Leuven, Belgium. Optimization of µCT image quality of live mice using synchronization.

16:40-17:00

Maarten Depypere, ESAT/PSI, Faculty of Engineering, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium: Expectation-maximisation segmentation of trabecular bone from in vivo micro-CT images.

17:00-17:20

Do Hyung Lim, Medical Techno Tower 301, Yonsei University, South Korea: Measurement of bone contact area between bone and implant using micro-CT.

17:20-17:40

Egon Perilli, Vision Lab, Department of Physics, University of Antwerp, Belgium: Monitoring cancellous bone changes in rats by in-vivo microcomputed tomography.

17:40-17:50

Closing remarks

19:30

Walk to the Bourla Theater

20:00

DINNER at the foyer of the Bourla Theater

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