Core Resources

The Yale Cardiovascular Research Center has a number of resources that are available for non-Yale researchers. For more information on reserving one of these resources, please contact Anthony “Ty” Lanahan.

  • Confocal microscopy core laboratory 
    • Spinning disk confocal microscopy 
    • Point scanning confocal microscopy
  • 2D and 3D ultrasound imaging (large animals)

  • Hybrid 64 slice SPECT-CT (large animals)

  • Fluoroscopy core laboratory for large and small animals

  • Fluorescent imaging (rodents, specimens)

  • Micro CT imaging (rodents) 
    • In vivo high resolution micro-CT 
    • Ex vivo ultra high reslution (specimen) micro-CT

  • Micro-PET and micro-SPECT imaging

  • Mouse ultrasound imaging core (MUSIC) 
    • VEVO 2010 system 
    • 2D & 3D probes and software 
    • VEVO LAZR photoacoustic imaging

  • Mouse physiology laboratory 
    • Whole mouse and isolated heart function assessment 

  • Zebrafish facility & core laboratory