Review Article

Ultrasound Biomicroscopy in Small Animal Research: Applications in Molecular and Preclinical Imaging

Table 1

Specific procedures related to UBM.

ProceduresApplicationsReferences

Vein injection (jugular vein, femoral vein, and tail vein)Contrast agent administration in single bolus
Genes and drugs delivery
[34]
[31]

Blood vessels cannulationContrast agent administration in repeated bolus [31, 32, 35, 36]

Ultrasound-guided microinjectionsViral vectors and gene delivery [37]
Drugs delivery [38]
Guided in utero microinjection [33, 39, 40]
Stem cells therapy[9]

BiopsyTumor and organ histology