美國Photosound公司生產(chǎn)的小動物光聲斷層掃描成像系統(tǒng)是一款無創(chuàng)三維成像平臺。利用光聲斷層掃描成像技術(shù)對小動物成像,獲取真實(shí)的高空間分辨率3D圖像,成像對象包括:小鼠、體重小于200g的大鼠、離體組織、熒光探針樣品等。單次掃描最快僅需36秒即可獲取深層組織的3D圖像,實(shí)現(xiàn)真正的三維光聲成像??稍谌我馇忻娣治鰣D像,包括橫向解剖平面、矢狀和冠狀解剖平面以及不規(guī)則的解剖平面。橫向解剖平面的空間分辨率150*150μm,矢狀和冠狀解剖平面分辨率150*230μm。分子成像靈敏度100 nM ICG。
光聲成像結(jié)合了光學(xué)成像的高對比度和超聲成像的深度穿透能力。小動物麻醉后浸入去離子水中,口鼻始終處于麻醉氣體管路中維持麻醉狀態(tài),脈沖激光器生成特定波長的激光照射實(shí)驗(yàn)動物,動物體內(nèi)特定的生物分子(如血紅蛋白、黑色素、水、脂肪或外源性分子探針)吸收光能后被激發(fā)并轉(zhuǎn)化為熱能,導(dǎo)致局部溫度升高和熱彈性膨脹產(chǎn)生超聲波,使用超聲換能器檢測超聲波并轉(zhuǎn)換為電信號,通過圖像重建算法生成高分辨率的光聲圖像。
除3D解剖結(jié)構(gòu)圖譜外,TriTom小動物光聲成像系統(tǒng)還可以對體內(nèi)生理參數(shù)進(jìn)行空間解析評估,例如體積血含量和氧合情況,無需注射造影劑。
TriTom 成像平臺適用于臨床前研究,包括腫瘤、毒理學(xué)、發(fā)育生物學(xué)、組織工程和再生、神經(jīng)科學(xué)、心血管成像,以及藥物、療法和光學(xué)和熒光成像探針的開發(fā)。
光聲激發(fā)波長范圍532nm & 650-1320nm,涵蓋可見光,NIR I 和 NIR II 激發(fā)光源
大體積光聲斷層掃描成像,可在任意切面分析成像對象
單次掃描最快僅需36 秒,具有出色的分子靈敏度
1nm的激光調(diào)諧分辨率,單次掃描可設(shè)置15個以上的激發(fā)波長掃描順序
掃描對象包括:造影劑微量比色皿管,離體組織,小鼠
集成氣體麻醉管線和可調(diào)節(jié)小鼠支架,操作方便,可重復(fù)進(jìn)行體內(nèi)縱向研究
單次掃描可評估多個造影劑樣本(50 μL 或更少體積),加速造影劑開發(fā),避免浪費(fèi)
用戶友好的集成軟件,旨在最大限度地縮短實(shí)驗(yàn)時間,并在幾秒鐘內(nèi)重建大規(guī)模體積
開放數(shù)據(jù)格式,允許使用第三方軟件進(jìn)行圖像重建和數(shù)據(jù)管理

應(yīng)用案例
小鼠腫瘤組織監(jiān)測:

無標(biāo)記的小鼠腫瘤組織成像

無毛小鼠(左)和 nu/nu 小鼠(右)中的人類乳腺癌異種移植(BT474 細(xì)胞)。(a、b)顯示了相機(jī)觀察結(jié)果和相應(yīng)的冠狀 MIP 板,由 700 nm 和 1064 nm 激光激發(fā)獲得的 TriTom 圖像構(gòu)建而成。藍(lán)色箭頭和紅色 ROI 表示高分辨率圖像中可見的淺表血管特征和腫瘤環(huán)境。(c)復(fù)合皮膚(532 nm;灰色)和深層組織(890 nm;紅色)3D 圖像。腫瘤大小 = 10.6 x 4.7 x 11.6 mm3

轉(zhuǎn)移性乳腺癌活體小鼠模型中的深層和淺表血管 TriTom 復(fù)合圖像
紅色 – 深層血管(890 nm 激發(fā))
黃色 – 淺層血管(532 nm 激發(fā))
ICG & 血紅蛋白光聲分子解離成像

無標(biāo)記小鼠血管成像

神經(jīng)成像

10 毫米厚的 (A) 冠狀和 (B) 橫向最大強(qiáng)度投影板,從 750 nm 掃描重建 PAI 體積。1) 上矢狀竇,2) 橫竇,3) 竇匯合處,4) 腦動脈,5) 耳動脈,6) 頸靜脈,7) 肱動脈,8) 眼動脈。比例尺為 5 毫米。
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