Iranian Specialists Produce Micro-CT Scanner

Micro-CT is a high-tech tool for performing non-destructive 3D imaging of the internal structure of objects by using micron-sized X-rays.

The technology unit has mass-produced and commercialized a high-resolution desktop Micro-CT scanner (Micro-CT LOTUS-NDT) for non-destructive imaging and optimized it for imaging industrial and biomedical samples with fine structures.

The ability to change the magnification and field of view of the device makes it suitable for imaging many small samples with high resolution down to one micron.

The combination of the wide range of X-ray energy with different mechanical filters allows the user to choose the best possible image quality for studies like digital analysis of oil cores, cell scaffolds, dental pulp, etc.

The second device made by the technological unit is a pre-clinical Micro-CT scanner (Micro-CT LOTUS-inVivo) for small animal imaging, dental and bone studies and a user-friendly device for qualitative and quantitative pre-clinical studies.

In a relevant development earlier this year, Iranian researchers at a knowledge-based company produced a 3D body scanner at one tenth of the price of foreign samples which can be used for various medical and sports purposes.

“We were able to produce a 3D body scanner which is one of the high-tech technologies,” Vahid Ojaqi, one of the researchers at the knowledge-based company, told ANA.

Noting that the 3D scanner is among the sanctioned devices, he said, “We indigenized and made this product in Iran.”

“Arm and abdominal circumference, etc. can be measured by the device for the people who have visited specialists in the slimming, medical and sports fields, and changes in the body are determined by using the 3D scanner frequently,” Ojaqi said.

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