Instruments
- VisualSonics-VeVo2100 - High resolution micro-ultrasound system (spatial resolution < 30 µm) for mouse and rat.
- US contrast agents both already used in clinical setting and experimental for preclinical imaging are available.
Services
The activities include the set up of the service/instrumentation/animal models for US.
- Activities on High resolution micro-ultrasound system equipment allowing from anatomical to functional imaging experiments from zebrafish to mice and rats.
- Vascular Imaging (Common Carotid Artery, Internal and External, Carotid Artery, Aorta, Inferior Vena Cava, Iliac Arteries, Femoral Arteries) mice and rats.
- Abdominal Imaging (Inferior Vena Cava and Abdominal Aorta, Liver and Hepatic Vessels, Kidneys, Pancreas) in mice and rats.
- Micro-Echocardiography Study in zebrafish.
- Cancer Research Imaging (Visualization and 3D imaging reconstruction with Measurements of Tumor size) in mice and rats.
Description
The availability, in this platform, of a state-of-the-art ultrasound instrument allows to perform different kinds of experiments:
- Oncology -> Imaging on Transgenic and Xenografts models (tumor growth ,angiogenesis, drug efficacy evaluation).
- Cardiovascular pathology -> Imaging on Transgenic and induced pathological models (angiography, perfusion).
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