Animal Imaging facility

Animal Imaging

Designed to assist members of the research community at UMass and on other Five College campuses to conduct research using live animal imaging technologies. The IVIS animal imager is the first such animal imager available for use in western Massachusetts.

  • IVIS SpectrumCT, a combination optical imager (bioluminescence/fluorescence), and CT scanner (13.5 mm pixel size), thus providing the capability to conduct both optical as well as three dimensional imaging in the same instrument. Allows for multimodal coregistration of 3D images.
  • Bruker Skyscan 1276 uCT
  1. The SkyScan 1276 is a high performance, stand-alone, fast, desk-top in vivo micro-CT with continuously variable magnification for scanning small laboratory animals and biological samples. It has an unrivalled combination of high resolution, big image size, possibility for round and spiral (helical) scanning and reconstruction, and low dose imaging. The image field of view (up to 80 mm wide and more than 300 mm long) allows full body mouse and rat scanning.
  2. With Materials Testing Stage (MTS)
  • Animal Ultrasound: SonoVet Color Doppler Ultrasound System
    Offers live animal imaging with enhanced Doppler blood flow analysis. Reduces animal model numbers and experimental variation by allowing researchers to monitor disease or treatment progression in a smaller number of animals over time.

Services

Internal Other Academic Industry
IVIS $80/hour $110/hour

$140/hour

Ultrasound $30/day $40/day $75/day
Bruker uCT $70/hour $95/hour

$125/hour

Technical Services $75/hour $100/hour

$150/hour


FY24 Specialized Service Center Approved Fees

Animal Imaging: The facility is designed to assist members of the research community at UMass and on other Five College campuses to conduct research using live animal imaging technologies. The facility maintains a Perkin Elmer IVIS SpectrumCT, a combination optical imager (bioluminescence/fluorescence), and CT scanner, and Bruker SkyScan 1276 micro CT.

FY24 Specialized Service Center Approved Fees

Updated July 2023