Performing in vivo imaging with Bruker instruments has minimal to no adverse effects on study animals, allowing the same animal to be imaged multiple times over the course of an experiment. This has the benefit of minimizing data variability, of documenting true progression in an animal model, and of reducing the overall number of animals required for any given study.
Furthermore many preclinical instruments, such as the BioSpec 3T or the PET/CT Si78 can be placed within an animal housing facility, so experiments can be performed on site. Animals can be scanned repeatedly within the vivarium, so they do not have to be sacrificed.
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