University of Colorado Cancer Center Small Animal Imaging Core

A major goal of the small animal imaging program is establishment of novel imaging approaches to cancer and cancer experimental therapeutics using animal models and pharmacodynamic endpoints. State-of-the-art imaging facilities are extremely expensive and require advanced technical personnel. Modern non-invasive imaging technologies include:

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI for anatomic, physiologic, and molecular imaging)
• Computed Tomography (CT for anatomic imaging)
• Positron Emission Tomography (PET for metabolic and molecular imaging)
• Optical Imaging (Bioluminescence, Fluorescence)
• Ultrasound

Our Small Animal Imaging Core is a developing resource that includes three areas:

• MRI/CT/PET, directed by Natalie Serkova, PhD
• IVES (bioilluminescence), directed by Chuan Li, PhD
• Irradiation, directed by David Raben, MD