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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