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What is SCLABA®-Real?

The real-time scratch counting system for laboratory animals SCLABA®-Real Tracking We started to sell SCLABA®-Real Tracking software.

The real-time scratch counting system for laboratory animals “SCLABA®-Real” picks up animal movement at 240 fps by the uniquely-developed high-speed camera embedded an image processor.
Besides, it calculates the area that animals move at every one frame (frame-to-frame difference) in the camera.
SCLABA®-Real is a brand new system that quantifies “itching” by calculating the frequency and duration of scratching behavior automatically and in real time, based on above data.
(Engineering advice by Dr. Ishii Idaku, a professor in the Graduate School of Engineering at Hiroshima University)

SCLABA®-Real̓

Real time
By introducing the high-speed camera embedded an image processor, the overloading of PC is decreased.
Therefore,
It can quantify and analyze scratching behavior in real time.
It is possible to measure in real time for a maximum of 24 hours.
It can verify recorded and saved movies.

Stress-free
It was needed to apply or put markers to laboratory animals for traditional methods to quantify scratching behavior.
However, SCLABA®-Real does not need anything at all.
This system can evaluate animal behavior in more natural conditions by clearing off marking stresses.

Near-infrared light
Near-infrared lights are embedded into the proprietary recording platform.
It is possible to capture and quantify scratching behavior in the night and dark as well as daytime by using near-infrared light that is invisible to the animals.

System configuration

SCLABA®-Real system consists of a high-speed camera with an image processor, a near-infrared LED light panel, a video server, a proprietary recording platform with HUB, a PC installed the analysis software.
The recorded movie will be sent to PC through the video server and HUB. You can check and verify results with the dedicated software.

SCLABA®-Real system

Specification of SCLABA®-Real

High-speed camera with an image processor

This camera can capture animal movements at 240 fps.
And it can calculate the area animals moved (frame-to-frame difference) by embedded CPU.

Special cage for mice

This is a special mice cage for SCLABA®-Real.
It is designed to film up to four mice simultaneously and has enough heights and space.

Proprietary recording platfrom for SCLABA®-Real

Dedicated recording platform for SCLABA®-Real is embedded near-infrared light. Since the whole area of the base is near-infrared LED light, it is possible to capture and quantify scratching behavior in the night and dark.

Data of SCLABA®-Real

It can save movies, the frequency and duration of scratching behavior that are needed to evaluate the severity of the “itch”.
It can reanalyze any number of times based on earlier saved movies or pictures with changing parameters.
Frame-to-frame difference patterns are saved in conjunction with movies, thus you can verify if scratching was extracted adequately by checking both of them. The analyzed data is saved as CSV file. It can be outputted to other media.

  • Number of scratching
  • Duration of scratching
  • Thumbnail images
  • CSV file
  • Graph of frame-to-frame difference patterns
  • Movies

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Frame-to-frame difference patterns

SCLABA®-Real Tracking

We started to sell SCLABA®-Real Tracking software.

This software can measure the locomotor activity of mice by the data and movies of SCLABA®-Real.
This can verify side effects through medication with evaluation of drug efficacy.


Display of the result
and the graph
List of the result

Image display of the result
Movie display of the result

 

 

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