PrAnCER

PrAnCER (Paw-Print Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Recordings) is an open-source software tool for automated rodent gait quantification. It addresses the limitations of expensive commercial options by providing an accessible and reliable method to measure various spatiotemporal gait parameters. PrAnCER uses contrast-enhanced recordings obtained from a translucent floor that isolates the rat's paw prints during walking. The software successfully detected expected and unexpected changes in gait patterns in a haloperidol-induced Parkinson's disease model, demonstrating its ability to assess alterations in motor function accurately.

Topic

Pain medicine;Electron microscopy;Neurobiology

Detail

  • Operation: Quantification

  • Software interface: Command-line user interface

  • Language: Ptyhon

  • License: Not stated

  • Cost: Free of charge

  • Version name: -

  • Credit: The Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University and by the NIMH.

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  • Contact: R.D. Burwell rebecca_burwell@brown.edu

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  • Maturity: -

Publications

  • Paw-Print Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Recordings (PrAnCER): A Low-Cost, Open-Access Automated Gait Analysis System for Assessing Motor Deficits.
  • Bounds HA, et al. Paw-Print Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Recordings (PrAnCER): A Low-Cost, Open-Access Automated Gait Analysis System for Assessing Motor Deficits. Paw-Print Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced Recordings (PrAnCER): A Low-Cost, Open-Access Automated Gait Analysis System for Assessing Motor Deficits. 2019; (unknown volume):(unknown pages). doi: 10.3791/59596
  • https://doi.org/10.3791/59596
  • PMID: 31449248
  • PMC: PMC6827337

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