Animal Imaging


Animal Imaging

In Vivo Optical and 3D Imaging Technologies

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.

Remote video URL
Watch Core Facilities Seminar: CT and Optical Imaging on YouTube.
Tuesday, September 22, 2020

CT and Optical Imaging

2:00 pm

Amy Burnside, Director of Animal Imaging and Flow Cytometry

Guest Speaker
Sarah Guyette, Field Application Scientist, PerkinElmer

Equipment

IVIS SpectrumCT

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

Bruker Skyscan 1276 uCT

  • 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.
  • With Materials Testing Stage (MTS)
SonoVet Color Doppler Ultrasound System

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.

Staff