The CMGI offers the following services to investigators:
- Expert staff-assisted imaging on multiple modalities
- Training for investigators and their staff to perform imaging unassisted
- Assistance with study design and image analysis
- Radiotracer development
- On-site synthesis of custom radiotracers
- Free consultation for grant writing and budgeting
- A pilot program that awards small grants to obtain preliminary data for grant applications
Imaging instruments available and approximate image resolution for each scanner:
MODALITY | MODEL | MANUFACTURER | RESOLUTION |
PET | Inveon DPET | Siemens | ~ 1.5 mm |
PET | Focus 120 | Siemens | ~ 1.5 mm |
PET | GNEXT PET/CT | Xodus Biosciences | ~ 1.0 mm |
PET* | PiPET | Brain Biosciences | ~ 2.0 mm |
CT | GNEXT PET/CT | Xodus Biosciences | ~ 20 – 200 µm |
High Resolution Specimen CT | MicroXCT-200 | Xradia | ~ 1 – 20 µm |
MRI | Biospec 7T | Bruker | ~ 100 – 250 µm |
Optical | IVIS Spectrum | Perkin Elmer | ~ 20 µm – 5 mm |
Optical | Optical Cyromicrotome | Barlow Instruments | ~ 10 – 30 µm |
Autoradiography | Storm 860 | Amersham Biosciences | ~ 50 – 100 µm |
*These devices are operated and managed in partnership with the Multimodal Imaging Core, California National Primate Research Center