Optimized murine lung preparation for detailed structural evaluation via micro-computed tomography

DM Vasilescu, L Knudsen, M Ochs… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Utilizing micro-X-ray CT (μCT) imaging, we sought to generate an atlas of in vivo and
intact/ex vivo lungs from normal murine strains. In vivo imaging allows visualization of …

Early photon tomography allows fluorescence detection of lung carcinomas and disease progression in mice in vivo

MJ Niedre, RH de Kleine, E Aikawa… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Imaging of targeted fluorescent probes offers significant advantages for investigating
disease and tissue function in animal models in vivo. Conversely, macroscopic tomographic …

Longitudinal micro-CT provides biomarkers of lung disease and therapy in preclinical models, thereby revealing compensatory changes in lung volume

GV Velde, J Poelmans, E De Langhe… - Dis. Model …, 2016 - journals.biologists.com
Obstructive, interstitial, infectious and malignant lung diseases remain among the most
important health challenges and novel or improved therapeutic strategies are essential for …

Long-term high-resolution intravital microscopy in the lung with a vacuum stabilized imaging window

C Rodriguez-Tirado, T Kitamura, Y Kato… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2016 - jove.com
Metastasis to secondary sites such as the lung, liver and bone is a traumatic event with a
mortality rate of approximately 90% 1. Of these sites, the lung is the most difficult to assess …

Imaging advances in asthma

C Walker, S Gupta, V Raj, S Siddiqui… - Expert Opinion on …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Asthma is a global burden, affecting 5% of the general adult population, with
approximately 5–10% suffering from severe asthma. Severe asthma is a complex …

[HTML][HTML] Application-specific approaches to MicroCT for evaluation of mouse models of pulmonary disease

EF Redente, KW Kopf, AN Bahadur, A Robichaud… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The advent of micro-computed tomography (microCT) has provided significant advancement
in our ability to generate clinically relevant assessments of lung health and disease in small …

Bioluminescence imaging

RT Sadikot, TS Blackwell - Proceedings of the American Thoracic …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
Bioluminescence refers to the process of visible light emission in living organisms.
Bioluminescence imaging is a powerful methodology that has been developed over the last …

[HTML][HTML] Utilizing MRI, [18F]FDG-PET and [89Zr]Zr-DFO-28H1 FAP-PET tracer to assess inflammation and fibrogenesis in a reproducible lung injury rat model: a …

M Boswinkel, R Raavé, A Veltien… - Frontiers in Nuclear …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Objective Accurate imaging biomarkers that indicate disease progression at an early stage
are highly important to enable timely mitigation of symptoms in progressive lung disease. In …

Imaging of precision therapy for lung cancer: current state of the art

H Park, LM Sholl, H Hatabu, MM Awad, M Nishino - Radiology, 2019 - pubs.rsna.org
Advances in characterization of molecular and genomic abnormalities specific to lung
cancer have made precision therapy the current standard of care for lung cancer treatment …

Ventilation/perfusion imaging in a rat model of airway obstruction

NN Mistry, Y Qi, LW Hedlund… - Magnetic resonance in …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The global increase in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other pulmonary
diseases has stimulated interest in preclinical rat models of pulmonary disease. Imaging …