Contents: Designing small animal imaging facilities
Imaging methods
Regulatory oversight
Infectious and carcinogenic agents
UCLA imaging experiments
Animal handling training
Systems and personnel requirements
Planning the flow of the workspace
Database and image management
Archiving and data retrieval
Operational considerations
Preclinical molecular imaging: why use animals?
Experimental design issues
Anaesthesia
Heating options
Blood sampling
Case studies
Optical imaging
Getting it right.