Considerations for setting up a small-animal imaging facility.
Imaging techniques allow for the conduct of noninvasive, in vivo longitudinal small-animal studies, but also require access to expensive and complex equipment, and personnel who are properly trained in their use. The authors describe their planning and staffing of the NIH Mouse Imaging Facility, and highlight important issues to consider when designing a similar facility.
Klaunberg
Brenda A
BA
National Institutes of Health Mouse Imaging Facility, 10 Center Drive, Room B1D-69, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Lizak
Martin J
MJ
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling