Cardiac imaging with industry-high resolution
See cardiovascular structure, function, and molecular activity with unmatched clarity, so you can quantify cardiac biology with confidence and build stronger in vivo evidence.
MILabs enables preclinical cardiac research with the highest resolution SPECT and CT imaging available for the heart. By combining ultra-high resolution anatomical and molecular imaging within a single workflow, researchers can resolve fine cardiac structures, capture fast physiological processes, and generate reproducible datasets that support rigorous translational research.
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MILabs equipment for cardiac imaging applications
Interpret detailed cardiovascular structures and function with greater confidence through aligned molecular and anatomical insight.
MILabs imaging systems provide researchers with flexible, ultra-high resolution tools to study the fast-beating heart in small animal models. By capturing quantifiable molecular signals alongside detailed anatomy in a single session, researchers can reduce variability and strengthen interpretation across a wide range of cardiovascular study designs.
Benefits of MILabs systems for cardiac research
Ultra-high resolution cardiac imaging
Resolve small cardiac structures and fast-moving signals, so you can study cardiovascular biology with the highest precision.
MILabs systems support ultra-high resolution imaging that enables visualization and quantification of sub-millimeter cardiac structures and molecular activity that have never been seen before. This level of detail supports studies of myocardial function, perfusion dynamics, and microvascular processes in the beating heart.
Integrated molecular and anatomical imaging
Capture aligned datasets in one workflow, so you can correlate high resolution structure, function, and molecular activity reliably.
By combining molecular imaging with high resolution anatomical imaging, researchers can precisely co-register datasets and interpret cardiovascular processes within their structural context. This integrated approach reduces study complexity and improves reproducibility.
Dynamic and gated imaging for functional studies
Measure cardiovascular dynamics accurately, so you can follow biological processes over time.
Use the gating functionality in the MILabs systems to get more cardiac functions parameters from a single imaging session. MILabs CT systems even supports sensor-free cardiac and respiratory gating of up to 4 animals at the same time, enabling dynamic imaging of the heart without added experimental complexity. This allows researchers to quantify functional changes and temporal patterns with high temporal fidelity.
Multi-isotope cardiac imaging for comprehensive assessment
Compare complementary biological signals in a single scan, so you can evaluate myocardial viability with greater confidence.
Using the MILabs VECTor platform, researchers can perform dual-isotope cardiac imaging that combines metabolic and perfusion tracers within the same experiment. For example, combining FDG (¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose) to assess myocardial metabolism with ⁹⁹ᵐTc-tetrofosmin to evaluate perfusion enables clear differentiation between ischemic but viable tissue and non-viable scar tissue. This approach is widely used to study cardiac function in conditions such as coronary artery disease, while reducing biological variability by imaging both tracers under identical physiological conditions.
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