title: Longitudinal imaging of the ageing mouse.
abstract: Several non-invasive imaging techniques are used to investigate the effect of pathologies and treatments over time in mouse models. Each preclinical in vivo technique provides longitudinal and quantitative measurements of changes in tissues and organs, which are fundamental for the evaluation of alterations in phenotype due to pathologies, interventions and treatments. However, it is still unclear how these imaging modalities can be used to study ageing with mice models. Almost all age related pathologies in mice such as osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, cancer, thrombi, dementia, to name a few, can be imaged in vivo by at least one longitudinal imaging modality. These measurements are the basis for quantification of treatment effects in the development phase of a novel treatment prior to its clinical testing. Furthermore, the non-invasive nature of such investigations allows the assessment of different tissue and organ phenotypes in the same animal and over time, providing the opportunity to study the dysfunction of multiple tissues associated with the ageing process. This review paper aims to provide an overview of the applications of the most commonly used in vivo imaging modalities used in mouse studies: micro-computed-tomography, preclinical magnetic-resonance-imaging, preclinical positron-emission-tomography, preclinical single photon emission computed tomography, ultrasound, intravital microscopy, and whole body optical imaging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK; INSIGNEO Institute for in silico Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: e.dallara@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dall'Ara
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: m.boudiffa@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boudiffa
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: carly.taylor@hest.ethz.ch.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.affiliation: Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: dschug@ukaachen.de.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schug
authors.affiliation: Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: efiegle@ukaachen.de.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fiegle
authors.affiliation: Biological Services Unit, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: a.j.kennerley@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Kennerley
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus. Electronic address: christakis.damianou@cut.ac.cy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Damianou
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology and Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK. Electronic address: g.tozer@sheffield.ac.uk.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Tozer
authors.affiliation: Institute for Experimental Molecular Imaging, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: fkiessling@ukaachen.de.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kiessling
authors.affiliation: Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Electronic address: ram@ethz.ch.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003704:Dementia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Ageing; Imaging; In vivo; Longitudinal; Mouse