How long is the in vivo micro-CT scan?
The exact timing of your experiments will depend on the required spatial resolution, filed of view size (do you need to image the whole animal or the specimen, or only selected volume of interest) and size of the animal or the specimen (a rat scan is typically longer than a mouse scan). Based on these factors the scan duration would be in the range of 5 – 60 minutes. In addition, you need to add approximately 10 minutes for anesthetizing the animal, injection of contrast material (if required) and the animal positioning in the imaging chamber. Approximate scan duration will be estimated and provided to you prior to micro-CT imaging.
