TSE MotoRater System

TSE MotoRater系统

The TSE MotoRater represents a novel set-up for standardized quantitative and objective kinematic evaluation of animal movement types not restricted to mere foot prints. The unique modular design of the TSE MotoRater allows the investigation of rats and mice during skilled walking on a ladder or beam, overground walking, wading and swimming. Objective, sensitive and specific readouts of locomotor impairments, recovery or improvement can be obtained. Moreover, movements of all relevant body parts, i.e. forelimbs, hindlimbs, trunk and tail can be assessed and correlated, leading to a complete profile of the animal's motor abilities. As a consequence, the TSE MotoRater is an improvement in the standardization of behavioral assessment of rodent locomoter skills by replacing traditional scoring methods. All these measurements can be taken by a single experimenter.
TSE MotoRater是一种新型的设备，用于动物移动标准化的定量和客观的运动学评价，类型不限于仅仅足迹分析。TSE MotoRater独特的模块化设计允许研究大鼠和小鼠各种熟练的运动：在梯子或横梁上行走，在地上行走，涉水和游泳。可以得到运动损伤，恢复或改善的客观，灵敏并且特异的读数。此外，所有相关身体部位的移动，例如前肢，后肢，躯干和尾巴可以被评估和关联，导致了动物运动能力的完整描述。因此，TSE MotoRater取代了传统的打分方法，是啮齿类运动技巧标准化行为学评估的巨大改善。所有这些测量可以由一个单独实验者完成。

An arrangement of mirrors allows the recording of animals from the left and right side and from below at the same time. A color-based tracking software allows automatic tracking of an unlimited number of markers, such as knee, toe, hip or iliac crest and other skin overlying anatomical landmarks. Therefore, a variety of behaviorally meaningful parameters can be obtained and are accompanied by detailed biomechanical measurements.
通过几面镜子，可以同时从左右和下侧记录动物的运动。一个基于颜色的追踪软件可以自动追踪无限多个标记，例如膝盖，脚趾，髋关节或髂骨以及其他皮肤上的解剖标志。因此，可以得到各种有行为学意义的参数，并且伴随详细的生物力学测量。
• Quantitative and objective evaluation of locomotor functions in rats and mice using high-speed video tracking  
  使用高速视频追踪，定量的并且客观的评价大鼠和小鼠运动功能
• Standardized modular system allows high flexibility of testing rodents during walking, wading and swimming  
  标准化的模块化系统，允许高度灵活的测试啮齿类行走，涉水和游泳行为
• Biomechanical assessments of all body parts at the same time  
  全身各部位同时进行的生物力学评估
• High efficiency and throughput 
  高效率高通量
• Measurements by single investigator possible  
  可以由单人测量

The MotoRater kinematic analysis system simplifies rodent gait analysis 
MotoRater运动分析系统简化了啮齿类步态分析

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