Abstract
Dedicated high-resolution small animal imaging systems have recently emerged as important new tools for cancer research. These new imaging systems permit researchers to noninvasively screen animals for mutations or pathologies and to monitor disease progression and response to therapy. One imaging modality, X-ray microcomputed tomography (microCT) shows promise as a cost-effective means for detecting and characterizing soft-tissue structures, skeletal abnormalities, and tumors in live animals. MicroCT systems provide high-resolution images (typically 50 microns or less), rapid data acquisition (typically 5 to 30 minutes), excellent sensitivity to skeletal tissue and good sensitivity to soft tissue, particularly when contrast-enhancing media are employed. The development of microCT technology for small animal imaging is reviewed, and key considerations for designing small animal microCT imaging protocols are summarized. Recent studies on mouse prostate, lung and bone tumor models are overviewed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 62-70 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Neoplasia |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
Funding
Address all correspondence to: Dr. Michael J. Paulus, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, M.S. 6006, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6006. E-mail: [email protected] 1Research sponsored by the Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by Lockheed Martin Energy Research Corporation for the U. S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-96OR22464. Received 8 September 1999; Accepted 19 October 1999.
Keywords
- Animal model
- MicroCT
- Microtomography
- X- ray
