Imaging & Electrophysiological Recording

Refined acquisition of high-resolution chest CTs in macaques by free breathing

The use of medical imaging as a non-invasive or minimally invasive method to assess disease or treatment response continues to grow. A similar trend is observed in pre-clinical research, in general, and more specifically in macaques, enabling longitudinal assessment of...

Year Published: 2021Topics: Imaging & Electrophysiological RecordingAnimal Type: Macaque, Nonhuman Primate

Citation: Tölgyesi, B., Bakker, J., Nagy, K. et al. 2021. Refined acquisition of high-resolution chest CTs in macaques by free breathing. Laboratory Animals 55(6), 551-559.

Effect of an insulation device in preventing hypothermia during magnetic resonance imaging examinations for dogs and cats under general anesthesia

Dogs and cats under general anesthesia may develop hypothermia. When performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination, it is not possible to place a magnetic material in the MRI room, and MRI equipment requires a low room temperature. This study...

Year Published: 2021Topics: Imaging & Electrophysiological RecordingAnimal Type: Cat, Dog

Citation: Onozawa, E., Azakami, D., Seki, S. et al. 2021. Effect of an insulation device in preventing hypothermia during magnetic resonance imaging examinations for dogs and cats under general anesthesia. Animals 11(8), 2378.

Home sweet home cage

This feature describes creative ways in which technology can be used to study animals within their home cages, eliminating the need to handle, restrain, and separate them from cage mates. One example includes voluntary brain imaging in mice. In biomedical...

Year Published: 2018Topics: Imaging & Electrophysiological RecordingAnimal Type: Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Neff, E. P. 2018. Home sweet home cage. Lab Animal 47(10), 261–264.

Use of vinyl nonadhesive tape as an alternative for positioning rodents in small animal imaging

Specific positioning for different imaging modalities is essential in our small animal imaging core. While we have different animal holders designed to position the animal inside the MRI, additional securing of the animal to the holder is needed. Adjustments also...

Year Published: 2014Topics: Imaging & Electrophysiological Recording, RestraintAnimal Type: Gerbil, Hamster, Mouse, Rat, Rodent

Citation: Bode, A. E., Barber, H. 2014. Use of vinyl nonadhesive tape as an alternative for positioning rodents in small animal imaging. American Association for Laboratory Animal Science [AALAS] Meeting Official Program, 597-598. (Abstract #P185).