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ArticleEJNMMI physics2015

Accurate molecular imaging of small animals taking into account animal models, handling, anaesthesia, quality control and imaging system performance.

Christian Vanhove, Jens P Bankstahl, Stefanie D Krämer, Eric Visser, Nicola Belcari, Stefaan Vandenberghe

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Article in EJNMMI physics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Christian VanhoveDepartment of Electronics and Information Systems, MEDISIP, Ghent University-iMinds Medical IT-IBiTech, De Pintelaan 185 block B, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium. Christian.Vanhove@UGent.be.
Jens P BankstahlDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Preclinical Molecular Imaging, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
Stefanie D KrämerRadiopharmaceutical Sciences/Biopharmacy, ETH Zurich, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 4, CH-8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
Eric VisserDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Radboudumc, 6525 GA Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Nicola BelcariDepartment of Physics, University of Pisa and INFN sezione di Pisa, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Stefaan VandenbergheDepartment of Electronics and Information Systems, MEDISIP, Ghent University-iMinds Medical IT-IBiTech, De Pintelaan 185 block B, B-9000, Ghent, Belgium.
ETH Zurich · CHGhent University · BEiMinds · BEIstituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pisa · ITMedizinische Hochschule Hannover · DERadboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-animal imaging has become an important technique for the development of new radiotracers, drugs and therapies. Many laboratories have now a combination of different small-animal imaging systems, which are being used by biologists, pharmacists, medical doctors and physicists. The aim of this paper is to give an overview of the important factors in the design of a small animal, nuclear medicine and imaging experiment. Different experts summarize one specific aspect important for a good design of a small-animal experiment.

Indexed as

Animal handlingAnimal modelsQuality controlSmall-animal imagingSystem performance

Identifiers

PMID26560138
PMCPMC4642455
OpenAlexW2179747970

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