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Small Animal Imaging Resource
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Here you will find descriptions, images, and links to vendors of the various instrumentation the lab features, as well as some pictures of the lab.
Macrotome - [ Vendor | Product Page ] Leica CM3600 is a fully computerized cryomicrotome for whole-body sectioning. 
microSPECT/CT - [ Vendor | Product Page ] Imtek/Siemens MicroCAT II/SPECT system (purchased and donated to the imaging facility by Philips Medical). 
microSPECT/CT - [ Vendor | Product Page ] SPECT-CT scanner with high energy-resolution CZT detectors and multipin-hole collimators. Fast fly CT scanner allows 1 minute whole mouse scans at 170µm resolution. 
Microtome - [ Vendor | Product Page ] "Microm 500M" Cryostat microtome. 
Ultrasound - [ Vendor | Product Page ] VisualSonics Vevo 770 high-resolution ultrasound micro-imaging system. See also Dr. Stuart Foster's talk entitled "Small Animal Micro-Imaging using High-Resolution Ultrasound". 
Small Animal MRI - [ Varian | Magnex | RRI | GE Healthcare | Product PDF | Example Images ] Small Animal MRI system consists of a Magnex/Varian self-shielded 30cm bore 7 Tesla magnet, a Research Resonance Instruments 9cm bore gradient insert and the GEHC "Micro"-Signa software environment. 
Computer/Administration Area - [ Online Instrument Scheduling ] 3 Windows workstations and an Apple Dual-Core computer are available for data analysis. 
PIM - [ Zeiss Product Page | Hamamatsu Product Page ] Bioluminescent imaging microscope consisting of a Zeiss Axiovert 200 microscope with a Hamamatsu intensified CCD camera. 
 
IVIS 200, 100, Spectrum and 3D - [ Vendor | Product Page ] Xenogen IVIS 200 (top), 100 Imaging System (bottom left), 3D Imaging System (bottom right) & Spectrum Imaging System (not shown). 
Cellvizio - [ Vendor | Product Page ] Mauna Kea "Cellvizio" fibre-based fluorescent confocal microscope 
Maestro - [ Vendor | Product Page ] CRi Maestro spectral fluorescent imager 
Optix - [ Vendor | Product Page ] ART Advanced Research Technologies Optix Time Domain Optical Imager 
Login Computer - [ Online Instrument Scheduling ] Instruments in the imaging facility may be reserved from any web-based computer. 
microCT - [ Vendor | Product Page ] GE Medical Systems eXplore RS MicroCT System. 
PAM - [ Vendor | PAM | Prostation ] Portable Anesthesia Machine. Each imaging system is set up with a dedicated isoflurane vaporizer to maintain the animals under anesthesia during imaging. In addition, three surgical/procedure benches are available with anesthesia and heated Prostation workstations. 
microPET - [ Vendor | Product Page | What is microPET? ] Siemens/Concorde Microsystems MicroPET rodent R4. 
microPET - [ Vendors GE & Suinsa | Product Page] GEHC (Suinsa) eXplore Vista microPET. |
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