SMALL ANIMAL US

The Vevo2100 imaging platform (VisualSonics, Toronta, Canada) provides high-resolution ultrasound (US) imaging of small animals (e.g. mouse, rat, zebrafish). This real-live imaging method is perfectly suited for functional imaging (e.g. cardiac imaging), oncologic imaging or image-guided interventions. Particularly, the wide spectrum of targeted contrast agents allows ultrasound-based imaging at a cellular and subcellular level.

Resources

- 3 US transducer: 25, 55, 70 MHz (maximum frequency)
- Heated examination plate
- Monitoring unit for physiological functions
- Railing system for hands-free operationsMotor stage for fully-automated 3D imaging
- Non-targeted and target-ready contrast media

Applications

- High-resolution morphologic imaging
- Cardiac imaging
- Color Doppler and Power Doppler imaging
- Non-linear contrast mode imaging
- Quantification of tumor target receptorsFetal imaging
- Monitoring of zebrafish development
- Image-guided interventions3D data visualization