21 November 2022
2:00 - 6:00 PM
You're all welcome to the inauguration of the new X-ray microfocus computed tomography (microCT) lab in Woluwe (IREC) on Monday November 21, 2022.
The seminars will take place in room Gerty Cori A+B (Tour Laennec).
Online Registration is mandatory (before November 6, 2022)
Program
14-14.10h: Opening speech
14.10-14.45h: Introduction to microCT and contrast-enhanced microCT (CECT) for X-ray-based 3D histology of biological tissues by Prof. Greet Kerckhofs (open for the general public, with guided tours just after the talk)
14.45-15.30h: Keynote lecture Prof. Bernadette S. de Bakker (UMC Amsterdam, The Netherlands): The Dutch Fetal Biobank – Imaging human development
15.30-15.50h: CECT stains – What is available and what is to be expected?
15.50-16.10h: Cryo-CECT
16.10-16.30h: Future perspectives – technical advancements
SHORT BREAK
16.45-17.15h: CECT applications: imaging of nervous tissues
17.15-17.45h: CECT applications: cardiovascular imaging
18h: official opening of the lab (Tour Vésale, +0, room 2545 and 2546) + guided tours + drink