TRANSLATIONAL IMAGING CENTER (TIC) Texas A&M University’s Translational Imaging Center utilizes various imaging modalities to cater to the needs of sponsors of both research and clinical-based studies. Through advanced imaging equipment; a team of professional and diverse individuals; and high-quality services, we serve to advance science for the benefit of animal and human communities. TIC is a CVMBS unit located within the Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies (TIPS) building. TIC was established to cater to the imaging needs of translational research studies in a wide variety of medical/scientific disciplines including surgery, biomedical engineering, pathology, interventional cardiology, and neurology. The Siemens Magnetom Verio 3T MRI system has a 70cm wide bore diameter and imaging capabilities include routine MR (with/without contrast), cardiac-gated, vascular, angiographic, perfusion, spectroscopic, and echo-planar. Its advanced imaging supports functional MRI (fMRI). The Siemens Biograph mCT includes both CT and PET capabilities. The CT scanner is 128-slice and has a 20cm field of view (FOV) time-of-flight PET scanner. Imaging capabilities include routine anatomic CTs (with/without contrast), cardiac-gated CT angiography, CT perfusion, and medical device imaging. PET imaging capabilities encompass use of a variety of radioisotopes for biodistribution and kinetics analysis. The Philips Allura Xper FD20 C-arm cardiac catheterization lab with 3D reconstruction fluoroscopy is housed within an operating room and offers high resolution imaging support for advanced cardiovascular and interventional radiological applications. TIC's range of imaging modalities also includes a GE Vivid E9 4D ultrasound, a Siemens Avantic Arcadis portable fluoroscopy system, and a Fujifilm CR-IR computed radiography system. TIC has dedicated Siemens 3D workstations, a picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and other specialized software to support data processing and analysis needs of various imaging studies. TIC is involved in collaborative research studies with many different user groups within the CVMBS, as well as researchers in other Texas A&M colleges including the Health Science Center, Liberal Arts, and Engineering. In addition, TIC caters to the imaging research needs of other universities and private companies. This places TIC in a strategic position to facilitate translational and multi-disciplinary research opportunities. The vision of the Translational Imaging Center is to bridge the gap between research and clinical applications and to utilize our advancing state-of-the-art equipment and expertise to broaden the scope of our services. Email: imagingcenter@tamu.edu
Human brain imaging performed using MRI
Siemens Magnetrom Verio 3T MRI
Website: imagingcenter.tamu.edu
Cardiac Imaging using CT, CT with Contrast, and PET FDG-18 2021 CVMBS Annual Report • 43
