Animal Imaging Service—Inveon PET-SPECT-CT Small Animal Scanner

CD BioSciences' animal imaging technology platform has multiple state-of-the-art instruments to study cardiovascular function, skeletal morphology, metabolism, and more by performing ultrasound and computed tomography imaging on live animals. Our Inveon PET-SPECT-CT Small Animal Scanner-based animal imaging service is the right choice for you.

Name of the Instrument/Platform

Inveon PET-SPECT-CT Small Animal Scanner

Introduction

• PET-SPECT-CT technical specifications
1. Respiratory gated protocols suitable for high resolution lung scans
2. Ability to scan more than one animal at the same time
3. Portable isofluorane anaesthesia system for rodents, animal warming pallets, and integrated monitoring of temperature, ECG and respiration
4. Image acquisition can be controlled from physiological inputs and an integrated video system enhances animal positioning and monitoring
• Radiochemistry
Our radiochemistry facilities support small animal PET and SPECT research and include:
1. a hot cell with a ⁶⁸Ge/⁶⁸Ga generator, radioHPLC and radioTLC analytical instruments
2. access to ^99mTc, ⁶⁴Cu, ¹⁷⁷Lu and ⁸⁹Zr radionuclides as well as commercially available radiotracers
3. radiolabelling of peptides and antibodies with radiometals
4. advice with designing radiotracers for imaging and radiotherapy

Feature Highlights

1. Fused 3D imaging of multiple static or dynamic volumes of each imaging modality combinations, with the ability to perform complex volumetric segmentation for quantification
2. Image acquisition controlled from physiological inputs
3. Integrated video system enhances animal positioning and monitoring

Applications

1. Oncology
2. Bone disease
3. Body metabolism
4. Antibody and isotope tracking
5. Soft versus dense tissue differentiation
6. Quantification and qualification analysis
7. Static, dynamic and kinetic acquisition and analysis
8. Contrast enhanced imaging

Technical Capabilities

1. The system can be configured for PET-CT, SPECT-CT, PET-SPECT-CT or CT only
2. The large area CT system has a field of view up to 10 cm × 10 cm and resolution down to 20 microns
3. The PET system can deliver 1.4 mm FWHM spatial resolution, and a maximum field of view of 10 cm × 30 cm
4. Whole mouse and rat SPECT studies are possible using gamma rays ranging in energy from 30 to 300 keV, with automated zoom for optimising the field of view
5. Fused 3D imaging of multiple static or dynamic volumes of each imaging modality combinations, with the ability to perform complex volumetric segmentation for quantification

Summary

The Inveon Multimodality System is a versatile platform for laboratory animal CT, SPECT, and PET studies on a single integrated gantry.
The system can be configured for PET-CT, SPECT-CT, PET-SPECT-CT or CT only.

If you need to perform imaging studies on animals such as mice, please contact us directly for details.

For research use only, not intended for any clinical use.

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