Examples of various types of imaging analysis from the OIST MRI for Laboratory Animals

Brain slices of older tissues prepared with ice-cold (blue) and warm (red) preparation methods, as demonstrated by Shiwei Huang and Marylka Yoe Uusisaari in a paper in Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. The asterisks (*) indicate visible neurons. While no healthy neurons are visible in the left image, seven are visible in the right. Abbreviations: PN, Purkinje neuron layer; ML, molecular layer; GrC, granular cell layer.

X-ray micro-CT

Burriel-Ha’s 3D model of the ant head and first segment next to the 3D image on the computer used to print it.

Dr. Yuuri Yasuoka

Specialist operating the MRI instrument for small animals. Training is a prerequisite for the use of the facility.