title: Mice anesthesia, analgesia, and care, Part II: anesthetic considerations in preclinical imaging studies.
abstract: Animal experiments are necessary for a better understanding of diseases and for developing new therapeutic strategies. The mouse (Mus musculus) is currently the most popular laboratory animal in biomedical research. Mice imaging procedures are increasingly used in preclinical research because they allow in vivo monitoring and they are readily available for longitudinal and noninvasive studies as well as investigations into the evolution of diseases and the effects of new therapies. New imaging techniques and sophisticated laboratory animal imaging tools are currently producing a large body of evidence about the possible interference of anesthesia with different imaging methods that have the potential to compromise the results of in vivo studies. The purpose of this article is to review the existing literature on molecular imaging studies in mice, to describe the effects of different anesthetic protocols on their outcome, and to report our own experience with such studies.
authors: Bioimaging and Biostructures Institute, Italian National Council of Research, Naples, Italy. sara.gargiulo@ibb.cnr.it
authors: Sara
authors: S
authors: Gargiulo
authors: Adelaide
authors: A
authors: Greco
authors: Matteo
authors: M
authors: Gramanzini
authors: Silvia
authors: S
authors: Esposito
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Affuso
authors: Arturo
authors: A
authors: Brunetti
authors: Giancarlo
authors: G
authors: Vesce
mesh_terms: D000698:Analgesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000777:Anesthetics / Q000009:adverse effects; D000818:Animals; D051379:Mice; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000777:Anesthetics