The CMGI has scheduled our annual In Vivo Small Animal Imaging Workshop from Wednesday, March 16 (half-day) through Friday, March 19, 2010 on the campus of the University of California, Davis. This year the Workshop will be co-sponsored by the SNM. As more information is available, we will provide it on this website. We anticipate that applications will be available on this site by November.
NEW ARRIVAL!!
A new fluorescence imaging system, the Maestro 2 (CRi), has been added to the CMGI's slate of imaging instruments! This system is designed for multiplexed in vivo fluorescence imaging in small animals. Unusually high sensitivity is achieved by the removal of autofluorescence, a confounding noise source with some fluorescence imaging systems, greatly improving the signal-to-noise ratio and dramatically enhancing sensitivity. As a result, smaller or fainter signals can be imaged and measured as compared with our Xenogen Ivis system.
The system is being installed and is expected to be available for imaging by April 1, 2009. If you are interested in receiving instruction in the use of this system, please contact Doug Rowland djrowland@ucdavis.edu by March 16.
NEW ARRIVAL!!
A new Inveon SPECT/CT system has been added to the CMGI's nuclear medicine imaging suite! Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides the facility with a new imaging modality that complements our PET imaging systems. As a bimodal system it allows both SPECT and CT scanning in the same imaging session without repositioning the animal. Overlaying the two images provides a single image that combines the high resolution anatomical CT image as a framework for understanding the functional image captured by SPECT. The primary advantage of SPECT over PET is that multiple probes with different radioactive nuclides can be imaged simultaneously. The main disadvantage is lower sensitivity than PET, which can require longer scanning times to acquire a satisfactory image. Image resolution is comparable to PET (~ 1 mm) and in some situations can achieve slightly better resolution (0.75mm).
The new CT system has a larger detector than our previous MicroCAT II, allowing us to scan a larger field of view. We are now able to scan the whole mouse in a single scan. Animals can be scanned with either SPECT or CT, or with both modalities in the same session.
The Inveon SPECT/CT system is being tested and optimized, and is expected to be available for imaging by April 1, 2009.
For further information about the Maestro, Xenogen Ivis, Inveon SPECT/CT, or about any of our other imaging modalities (PET, MRI, ultrasound), please contact Doug Rowland, Scientific Manager djrowland@ucdavis.edu or Chris Griesemer, Imaging Research Associate cdgriesemer@ucdavis.edu.
A new fluorescence imaging system, the Maestro 2 (CRi), has been added to the CMGI's slate of imaging instruments! This system is designed for multiplexed in vivo fluorescence imaging in small animals. Unusually high sensitivity is achieved by the removal of autofluorescence, a confounding noise source with some fluorescence imaging systems, greatly improving the signal-to-noise ratio and dramatically enhancing sensitivity. As a result, smaller or fainter signals can be imaged and measured as compared with our Xenogen Ivis system.
The system is being installed and is expected to be available for imaging by April 1, 2009. If you are interested in receiving instruction in the use of this system, please contact Doug Rowland 
A new Inveon SPECT/CT system has been added to the CMGI's nuclear medicine imaging suite! Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) provides the facility with a new imaging modality that complements our PET imaging systems. As a bimodal system it allows both SPECT and CT scanning in the same imaging session without repositioning the animal. Overlaying the two images provides a single image that combines the high resolution anatomical CT image as a framework for understanding the functional image captured by SPECT. The primary advantage of SPECT over PET is that multiple probes with different radioactive nuclides can be imaged simultaneously. The main disadvantage is lower sensitivity than PET, which can require longer scanning times to acquire a satisfactory image. Image resolution is comparable to PET (~ 1 mm) and in some situations can achieve slightly better resolution (0.75mm).