CMGI Services

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* Primate 4 Siemens ~ 2.0 mm
PET* PiPET Brain Biosciences ~ 2.0 mm
SPECT Inveon Siemens ~ 0.5 – 3 mm
CT Inveon Siemens ~ 50 – 150 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 Maestro2 Perkin Elmer ~1-5 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

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