SMALL ANIMAL IMAGING SHARED RESOURCE

小动物影像共享资源是VICC的新项目。致力于为小动物体内无创成像提供科学技术支持。这个共享资源所需的设备和人员由小动物成像中心提供，该中心是在范德比尔特大学医学中心创建的，是新成立的范德比尔特成像科学研究所的一部分。在肿瘤生物学的各种研究中，特别是在大鼠和小鼠模型中，使用体内成像是一种有价值和必不可少的工具，在一系列研究中，可以从完整的动物身上无创地获得各种解剖、生理、病理和代谢信息。John C. Gore博士是资源总监，并在致力于开发新的和改进的成像方法及其应用的专家人员的帮助下促进调查人员的研究；用于动物准备和监测的实验室空间；计算图像分析和处理的共享资源；并设有电子车间，为仪器仪表的开发等提供技术支持。戈尔博士

The Small Animal Imaging Shared Resource is new within the VICC. It is dedicated to providing scientific and technical support for non-invasive imaging of small animals in vivo. The equipment and personnel necessary for this Shared Resource are provided by the Center for Small Animal Imaging, which was created at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as part of the newly-formed Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science. The use of in vivo imaging is a valuable and essential tool in diverse studies of tumor biology, especially in rat and mouse models, and a variety of anatomic, physiologic, pathologic and metabolic information can be obtained non-invasively from intact animals in series studies. Dr. John C. Gore is the Resource Director and facilitates investigators' research with the help of an expert staff dedicated to developing new and improved imaging methods and their applications; laboratory spaces for animal preparation and monitoring; computing Shared Resources for image analysis and processing; and an electronics workshop for development of instrumentation and other technical support. Dr. Gore has directed imaging research facilities for many years, and maintains an active research program developing and applying imaging methods in cancer and other areas. The faculty and staff of the Shared Resource are expert in different aspects of imaging science and stand ready to assist VICC investigators.