Project

High-frequency ultrasound device for the non-invasive study of cardiac and arterial function in mice with genetically determined cardiovascular disorders

Code
01B06108
Duration
01 November 2008 → 31 December 2010
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Biomedical modelling
    • Tissue engineering
    • Tissue and organ biomechanics
    • Cell, tissue and organ engineering
    • Other (bio)medical engineering not elsewhere classified
Keywords
cardiovascular mouse aorta ultrasound
 
Project description

The requested device is advanced ultrasound equipment which allows to sequentially study, in a non-invasive way and with great precision, the cardiac and arterial function in mice. The equipment with in particular be used in our research on the origin and progression of aortic pathologies (aortic aneurysms and disections) in mouse models of genetically determined cardiovascular pathologies