The Animal Imaging Shared Resource (AISR) offers animal and specimen microCT acquisitions and image analysis to CU Cancer Center member and non-members.
MicroCT is a high-resolution 3-dimensional imaging technique. The physical principle of CT is based on scattering and absorption of x-rays by tissues based on their electron density. There are essentially three levels of attenuation yielding color-coded contrast in CT: air (black), soft tissue (grey shades) and bone (white). Disseminated tumors to the bone and lung are easily detected by microCT in the range of 5-10 microns resolution.
The Siemens Inveon microCT system was installed at CU AMC in March 2008.
The new PerkinElmer Quantum GX2 microCT scanner will be installed at CU AMC in August 2020, from a successful NIH S10 Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) grant.
Small Animal Imaging or Specimen Imaging
Natalie Serkova, PhD
Core Director
Office: (303) 724-1086
Natalie.Serkova@CUAnschutz.edu
Jenna Steiner, AAS, CVT
Core Manager
Office: (303) 724-2942
Jenna.Steiner@CUAnschutz.edu
Soudabeh Kargar, PhD
Image Analyst
soudabeh.kargar@CUAnschutz.edu
Francis G. Garay
Senior Research Professional
Office: (303) 724-2499
Francis.GarayTriminio@CUAnschutz.edu