Image-based Monitoring
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Non-invasive Monitoring and Imaging in Animal Research
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2026
All animal procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC. All procedures must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—and must be performed by trained personnel. Non-invasive technologies support the principles of 3Rs by enabling repeated data collection from the same animal without the need for euthanasia at multiple time points. These approaches reduce the number of animals required...
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Functional Imaging with Reinforcement, Eyetracking, and Physiological Monitoring
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2008
This presentation demonstrates the use of fMRI to study neural circuits that underlie decision-making. Simple perceptual tasks are combined with appetitive and aversive reinforcements to investigate how outcomes affect decision processes.
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Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) for Cancer Therapy Monitoring
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2012
Use of Cerenkov Luminescence Imaging (CLI) for monitoring preclinical cancer treatment is described here. This method takes advantage of Cerenkov Radiation (CR) and optical imaging (OI) to visualize radiolabeled probes and thus provides an alternative to PET in preclinical therapeutic monitoring and drug screening.
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Monitoring Tumor Metastases and Osteolytic Lesions with Bioluminescence and Micro CT Imaging
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2011
An experimental mouse model of bone metastasis was established following intracardiac delivery of luciferase expressing mammary tumor cells. Tumor development and resulted osteolytic lesion were monitored longitudinally with bioluminescence and micro CT imaging.
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Using Laser Doppler Imaging and Monitoring to Analyze Spinal Cord Microcirculation in Rat
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2018
Here we present a combination of laser Doppler perfusion imaging (LDPI) and laser Doppler perfusion monitoring (LDPM) to measure spinal cord local blood flows and oxygen saturation (SO2), as well as a standardized procedure for introducing spinal cord trauma on rat.
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Consistent spatial and temporal conditions make observations more comparable across locations and dates. They help researchers distinguish genuine environmental change from differences caused by where or when images were collected. This repeatability supports more reliable comparisons of vegetation condition, land cover, water characteristics, habitat structure, and wildlife activity over time.
Visual interpretation allows researchers to recognize meaningful environmental features directly in photographs or video. Image-processing methods extend this work by identifying features, quantifying patterns, and supporting comparisons between observations. Together, these approaches convert visual records into evidence that can be used to assess environmental conditions and detect changes.
The approach can reveal changes in vegetation condition, land-cover patterns, water characteristics, habitat structure, and wildlife activity. These observations may show how environmental systems differ between places or change over time. The resulting measurements and comparisons help researchers evaluate ecosystem conditions rather than relying only on isolated visual impressions.
Noninvasive observation allows researchers to examine environmental systems without directly disturbing the areas, habitats, or organisms being studied. Repeatable image collection also creates a basis for comparing conditions across time. These advantages are especially useful when researchers need to assess broad areas or locations that are difficult to access regularly.
A study begins by collecting photographs, video, or other visual data under defined spatial and temporal conditions. Researchers then interpret the images or apply image-processing methods to identify relevant features and quantify patterns. Finally, they compare observations to evaluate environmental changes, conditions, or responses within the study area.
Researchers may choose this approach when they need repeatable observations across large areas, difficult-to-access locations, or systems that should be observed without direct disturbance. It is suitable for tracking environmental conditions over time and can support ecosystem assessment, pollution detection, habitat evaluation, and conservation planning.
Image-based monitoring supplies visual evidence for assessing ecosystems, detecting pollution, and examining habitat structure or wildlife activity. Repeated comparisons can also help evaluate environmental management practices by showing whether observed conditions change after an intervention. These findings support conservation planning and provide a basis for judging environmental responses over time.