Research Article
Evaluation of Nonradiative Clinical Imaging Techniques for the Longitudinal Assessment of Tumour Growth in Murine CT26 Colon Carcinoma
Table 3
Comparison of MRI and US techniques to image mice bearing CT26 tumours.
| Method | Spatial resolution (mm) | Smallest detectable tumour (volume mm3) | Analysis time (min) | Main advantages | Main disadvantages |
| MRI | 0.123 | 14.47 | 15 | (i) Real 3D volume (ii) Anatomic information (iii) Complementary data, functional information | (i) Expertise needed (ii) Duration of data analyses (iii) Operating cost |
| US | 0.100 | 4.19 | <5 | (i) User friendly technique (ii) Volume can be measured directly | (i) Volume estimation (ii) Hairless mouse or shaved zone of observation needed (iii) Poor resolution |
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