Pre-clinical Imaging

The In Vivo Microimaging Laboratory (IVML) is a dedicated facility for pre-clinical MRI. It consists of a horizontal bore 7T system and a 9.4T vertical bore system. These scanners allow imaging with up to 150 µm isotropic resolution. In addition to anatomic imaging, a variety of advanced techniques can be performed using these scanners, including MR spectroscopy, diffusion-weighted imaging, and cardiac MRI. Pre-Clinical MRI allows for non-invasive assessment of many models of human disease (e.g., cancers, liver fibrosis, cardiac disease), including longitudinal follow-up to look for changes over time