Preclinical Imaging Core Facility
The mission of the preclinical imaging facility is to develop infrastructure, expertise and tools to support customized in vivo imaging as well as image and data analysis for direct use by the basic, clinical and translational researchers located at Porter Drive and/or nearby Stanford Labs. As a shared resource facility within the Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection, the core also supports Canary Center Members, Associate Members, and Canary Foundation Science Teams. The imaging facility currently houses various imaging instruments including an Xtreme 4MP Optical Imaging system, an UltraSound Vevo 2100 and a Sofie G4 PET/X-Ray. In addition, there are various instruments that support imaging such as a Gamma Counter (GMI), surgical stations and a surgical microscope. The facility also includes a dedicated computer lab with a variety of commercial and open sources software packages to provide comprehensive computational resources as well as data analysis workstations.
The specific objectives of the facility include:
- To provide resources for in vivo imaging including instrumentation, software and techniques
- To provide educational assistance, training and experimental design support
- To support for the ongoing research studies that require new imaging methods or complex image data analysis in collaboration with the investigators
- To conduct research to develop new imaging techniques and/or validate and enhance exiting systems
Access to the Preclinical Imaging Core facility is restricted to the authorized users only. Contact Dr. Frezghi Habte for more information about how to obtain access to the core and get hands on training or other services of the core. The Preclinical Imaging Core will collect fees from users based on the Stanford shared resource model. Faculty who are interested in joining the core should contact Frezghi Habte for more information.
