Division of Advanced Medical Imaging Research

Director

Kurt Zinn, D.V.M., Ph.D.

Expertise

Faculty

Hardware

• Two gamma cameras and a custom-built Leica Stereomicroscope for animal imaging. 
• Additional rodent imaging capabilities in Volker Hall include:
  • SPECT/CT system (GammaMedica X-SPECT) for 3-dimensional SPECT imaging in combination with X-ray CT
  • microPET/CT (GE Triumph)
  • two IVIS-100 systems (Xenogen) for bioluminescence/fluorescence imaging
  • Vevo-6600 high frequency ultrasound imaging instrument (Visualsonics)
  • SONIX RP ultrasound research system (Ultrasonix)
  • time-domain fluorescence scanner (Explore Optix, GE/ART)
  • a Bruker 9.4T MR system.

Software and Technology

• Living Imaging Software for bioluminescence process
• VIVID, Amide
• ImageJ and Osirix