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1Greehey Children’s Cancer Research Institute,University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , 2Small Animal Imaging Resources facility,University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , 3Department of Cellular and Structural Biology,University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio , 4Department of Pediatrics,University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:55Preparation of Animals for Micro CT
- 02:57Micro CT Imaging
- 04:09Image Rendering
- 04:55Representative Results for Contrast Enhanced Vessel Imaging using Micro CT
- 05:10Conclusion
Contrast enhanced small animal vessel imaging by microCT is a rapid, cost-effective and high-throughput technique for serial in situ examination for tumor development, for analyzing the network of blood vessels that nourish them, and for following the response of tumors to preclinical therapeutic intervention(s).
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Contrast Enhanced Vessel ImagingMicroCTHigh-resolution Volumetric ImagingBody FluidsMicro-CT ImagesVisualization Of Blood VesselsExogenous Contrast AgentsAqueous Colloidal Polydisperse Iodinated Blood-pool Contrast AgentEXIA 160XLImage Acquisition ParametersVolume-rendering TechniquesMultiple-frames360-720 ViewsTwo-dimensional Transfer FunctionCT ValueGradient MagnitudeAnti-angiogenesis Preclinical Studies
