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New SPECT/CT Imaging System

April 21, 2025
The Small Animal Imaging Facility recently added a new imaging system, nanoScan SPECT/CT, to its modality suite.  The system is designed and manufactured by Mediso Ltd, an industry leader in the development of preclinical imaging systems.  The new imaging system replaces our legacy SPECT/CT system and will provide enhanced SPECT/CT...

Flat panel imaging now available at BRIC SAI

April 21, 2025
The Sapphire Biomolecular Imager (Azure Biosystems Inc.) is a tabletop imaging system capable of providing near-infra-red (NIR) fluorescent imaging and phosphor imaging. It features a unique design where spectrally separated solid state lasers in combination with Avalanche Photodiodes (APD) are used to detect fluorescent signals. The system also integrates the...

Small Animal Imaging to host seminar on AI tools update from Revvity

November 14, 2024
We are excited to announce our upcoming seminar that will highlight recent developments made in AI tools specific for small animal imaging by industry leader Revvity.   Artificial Intelligence is a powerful tool that holds promise to significantly enhance workflow, accuracy, and discovery in small animal imaging.  The details for the...

Xinrui Ma wins Best Poster Presentation at the 2024 Radiology Department Research Syposium

November 14, 2024
Xinrui Ma, a third-year Ph.D. student in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at , was awarded the Best Poster Presentation at the 2024 Radiology Department Research Symposium. This marks her third consecutive year of recognition—previously earning Best Oral Presentation awards in both 2022 and 2023. Her research has spanned...

Small Animal Imaging Success at WMIC

November 14, 2024
Congratulations to Eric Livingston and Jon Frank, who were co-first authors on the best poster award for the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary section at the 2024 WMIC conference in Montreal, CA.  The poster titled, “Evaluation of the new CT contrast agent VivoVist for vascular and liver imaging in mouse models” examined...

Breaking Through Bacterial Barriers in Chronic Treatment-Resistant Wounds

May 23, 2023
Researchers at the  and the -NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, have developed a new method that combines palmitoleic acid, gentamicin, and non-invasive ultrasound to help improve drug delivery in chronic wounds that have been infected with S. aureus. Using their new strategy, researchers including BRIC faculty member Dr....

Dr. Hong Yuan awarded S10 Grant

May 18, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. Hong Yuan, Director of the BRIC Small Animal Imaging facility, on her awarded S10 Grant for her project entitled, “Preclinical Vevo-F2 ultrasound imaging system for Small Animal Imaging core facility.” This $490K grant funds the installation of a preclinical ultrasound imaging system in BRIC’s Small Animal Imaging...

Imaging Alzheimer Animal Models

September 13, 2017
Earlier this year, a study proposed by Dr. Todd Cohen (PI) and Dr. Rick Meeker (Co-PI) was selected by the SOM for funding as ECBR grant award. The study is titled “Inflammation, Aging and Alzheimer Disease Vulnerability”. (Click Title to read more)

BRIC is hosting the 3rd Triangle Imaging Symposium

September 13, 2017
The 3rd Triangle Imaging Symposium will be hosted by the BRIC on April 18, 2018. Please mark your calendar. (Click Title to read more)

The New Animal PET/CT System

September 13, 2017
The Small Animal Imaging facility will be getting a new PET/CT System in October. The system is funded by a recently awarded NIH high-end instrumentation (HEI) S10 grant (S10-OD023611-01, PI: Zibo Li, PhD). The new system will replace the old GE eXplore Vista PET/CT system, and is expected to have...