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BLI - Acquisition time per frame (s): 10 - 300
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BLI - Form of energy used: Visible to infrared light (500-900 nm)
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BLI - Main advantages: relative measure of cell viability or cell function
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BLI - Main disadvantages: Low anatomic resolution
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BLI - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): 10^-13 through 10^-16*
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BLI - Spatial resolution (mm): 3 - 10
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BLI - Tissue penetration depth (mm): 1 - 10
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CT - Acquisition time per frame (s): 1 - 300
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CT - Form of energy used: X-rays (<140 keV)
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CT - Main advantages: Morphological detection of tumurs
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CT - Main disadvantages: Relatively poor soft-tissue contrast
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CT - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): not well characterized.
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CT - Spatial resolution (mm): 0.03-0.4 (animal), 0.5-1 (clinical)
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CT - Tissue penetration depth (mm): >300
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FLI - Acquisition time per frame (s): 10 - 2,000
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FLI - Form of energy used: Visible to infrared light (500-900 nm)
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FLI - Main advantages: Multiple reporter wavelengths enables multiplex imaging
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FLI - Main Disadvantages: Light <600 nm prone to attenuation
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FLI - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): 10^-9 through 10^-11*
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FLI - Spatial resolution (mm): 2 - 10
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FLI - Tissue penetration depth (mm): 1 - 20
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MRI - Acquisition time per frame (s): 60 - 3,000
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MRI - Form of energy used: Radio frequency waves (64 MHz)
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MRI - Main advantages: anatomical detail and functional information
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MRI - Main disadvantages: Low sensitivity, long acquisition
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MRI - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): 10^-3 through 10^-5
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MRI - Spatial resolution (mm): 0.025-0.1 (animal), 0.2-?(clinical)
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MRI - Tissue penetration depth (mm): >300
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PET - Acquisition time per frame (s): 1 - 300
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PET - Form of energy used: Annihilation photons (511 keV)
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PET - Main advantages: High sensitivity;
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PET - Main disadvantages: low resolution
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PET - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): 10^-11 through 10^-12
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PET - Spatial resolution (mm): 1-4 (animal), 6-10 (clinical)
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PET - Tissue penetration depth (mm): >300
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SPECT - Acquisition time per frame (s): 60-2,000
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SPECT - Form of energy used: Gamma rays (140keV)
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SPECT - Main advantages: Multiple probes can be detected simultaneously;
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SPECT - Main disadvantages: Between 10 and 100-fold less sensitive than PET
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SPECT - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): 10^-10 through 10^-11
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SPECT - Spatial resolution (mm): 0.5-5 (animal), 7-15 (clinical)
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SPECT - Tissue penetration depth (mm): >300
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Ultrasound - Acquisition time per frame (s): 0.1-100
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Ultrasound - Form of energy used: High-frequency sound waves (20 KHz)
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Ultrasound - Main advantages: Images morphology and physiology of tissue relatively close to the surface of the mouse in real time
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Ultrasound - Main disadvantages: Limited ability to image through bone or lung
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Ultrasound - Molecular sensitivity (mol/l): not well characterized.
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Ultrasound - Spatial resolution (mm): 0.05-0.5 (animal), 0.1-1 (clinical)
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Ultrasound - Tissue penetration depth (mm): 1 - 200