Laboratory of Anatomy, Biomechanics and OrganogenesisFacilities
The LABO is equipped with all facilities required for quality data collection and processing of anatomical data, for acquisition and processing of kinematical data and motion data, for neurophysiological investigation and for collection and processing of embryology data. These facilities are available to third parties through Research Agreements (for academic research purposes) or through Consultancy Agreements (for industrial application developments).
Biomechanical data analysis
- Stereophotogrametry system 1: 8 Vicon MXT40S cameras (VICON System, UK)
- Stereophotogrametry system 2: 8 Vicon 612 cameras (VICON System, UK)
- Motion Lab Electromyography (10 channels)
- 2 AMTI force plates (AMTI, Watertown, USA)
- CA-6000 3DoF Spine electrogoniometer (O.S.I., Union City, USA)
- CA-6000 Electromyography (4 channels)
- Custom-made 6 Revolute Instrumented Spatial Linkages 6 DoF Electrogoniometer
- Flock-of-Bird 6DoF electromagnetic motion tracking system (Ascension Technologies, Burlington, USA)
- FARO-ARM 3D digitizer (FARO Technologies Inc., Lake Mary,USA)
- LVDT Linear variable differential transducers for tendon excursion (Solartron Inc.,)
- DVRT Differential variable reluctance transducers for soft tissue strain (Microstrain Inc., Williston, USA)
- GAITRite portable gait analysis carpet (CIR Systems Inc., Havertown, USA)
- Custom made in vivo and in vitro experimental setup
Embryological facilities
- Digital cameras (Leica DFC 425, Higekami)
- Microscopes (Leica DM5500)
- Framegrabbers (Leica AF 6000, Data Translation 2871)
- Image processing software (Leica Applications: Suite 3D Viewer, Suite, Dye Finder, Suite Colocalisation)
- Staining facilities
- Microtomy
- Cryotomy
Neurophysiological facilities (veterinary)
- Nicolet GSI Audera Electrodiagnositic apparatus
- Tücker-Davis Sound generators
- Full facilities for histochemical investigations
Medical Imaging
- CT-Scan (Siemens) installed in the Department for research only)
- MRI (in collaboration with Hospital Erasme and Bordet Insitute)
- Plain RX (in collaboration with Hospital Erasme)
Anatomical data collection
- Body donation program (ethically controlled)
- Dissection (gross and micro)
- Cold and freezing rooms
- Plastination technique
- Normal and abnormal fetuses collection and examination
Data digitalization, modeling & visualisation
- Medical image segmentation
- 3D modelling
- Computer graphics workstations
- Mathematical development
- In-house software development (e.g., lhpFusionBox software)