Facilities and Resources
The Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory has the following equipment:
- HR-pQCT (XtremeCT, Scanco, Switzerland). This peripheral CT can acquire images in extremities (distal radius, distal tibia) at a resolution of 82 micron/voxel in living subjects, or 41 micron/voxel in specimens. It is fully shielded and CE approved. Associated with the instrumentation is an HP server configured with all necessary image processing software as well as a micro-finite-element solver. The server is maintained by WPI computing resources and is set up for remote access by the research team.
- Dell Precision T7500n computer with 6-core Intel Xeon Processor (2.66 GHz, 12M L3, 6.4GT/s turbo), 48 GB 1333MHz RAM, 1GB ATI Firepro V4800 graphics card, and 3 high-speed 146GB SAS hard drives. The computer is connected to the University high-speed network via hard connection, and is equipped with the following software:
| SOFTWARE | PURPOSE |
| MIMICs v. 24.0 | CT and medical image manipulation and analysis |
| MIMICs +stl and +FE modules | 3D modeling, segmentation, and meshing add-ons for MIMICs |
| Matlab 7.8 (including all toolboxes) | versatile mathematical computing environment for custom image manipulation and matrix analysis |
| ABAQUS 6.9 | finite element analysis and visualization software |
| IA-FEMesh | hexahedral meshing software |
| ImageJ | NIH image analysis program |
| BoneJ | micro-CT histomorphometry plug-in for ImageJ |
| FEBio | open source finite element solver |
| Visual 3D | motion capture analysis software |
Shared within the Department and University:
- Instron ElectroPuls 1000 and MTS Mini Bionix 858 materials testing machines, wet lab/specimen preparation space, freezers, fume hoods, force plates, and other related equipment.
- AMTI Accusway force platforms
- Vicon Nexus motion capture software
- Polhemus G4 Electromagnetic Tracking system
- Optitrak Prime13 camera motion capture system
Major equipment that can be accessed outside the University:
- GE Optima computed tomography scanner (located at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center two miles from the laboratory and PI’s office. Scheduling available by appointment.)
