Instruments
There is a wide variety of imaging equipment available to researchers in the UT Small Animal Imaging Resource (UT-SAIR). Here is a listing of the instruments:
| Imaging Modality | Instrument | Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optical and Ultrasound | CRi Maestro (Fluorescence) | J2.102B | Ralph Mason, Ph.D. ralph.mason@utsouthwestern.edu |
| IVIS Spectrum (Bioluminescence and Fluorescence) | J2.200A | ||
| AMI-HTX (Bioluminescence and Fluorescence)* | NG2.302 | ||
| VisualSonics Vevo-770 (Ultrasound)* | NG2.302 | ||
| iThera MSOT 256TF (Multispectral Optoacoustic Tomography) | J2.200A | ||
| PET/SPECT/CT | Siemens Inveon PET/CT | NE3.116 |
Xiankai Sun, Ph.D. |
| BioScan NanoSPECT/CT Plus | |||
| MRI | 1T ASPECT | NE3.116 | Elena Vinograov, Ph.D. Elena.Vinogradov@UTSouthwestern.edu |
| 7.0T Bruker | NE2.726 | Janaka Wansapura, Ph.D. Janaka.Wansapura@UTSouthwestern.edu |
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| 9.4T Agilent (Varian) | NE2.726 | Janaka Wansapura, Ph.D. Janaka.Wansapura@UTSouthwestern.edu |
* Note: These two imaging systems are inside the specific pathogen free (SPF) barrier facility.