Imaging

Dynamic Imaging Science Center

The mission of the Dynamic Imaging Science Center (DISC) is to better understand the science of human movement in health and disease, through the development and use of non-invasive imaging. The facility operates a high-performance 0.55 Tesla whole-body MRI scanner, with a wide range of physiological monitoring systems that can be utilized simultaneously with imaging. Current projects include the imaging of the upper airway vocal tract during speech production, swallowing, and sleep; imaging movement of joints such as the wrist; and cardio-pulmonary imaging.

Equipment and services include: The Center will provide MRI scan time on a 0.55 Tesla low-field scanner (billed hourly). We will also provide MRI data archiving and retrieval for raw data and reconstructed images. This will be billed per scan, and by Gigabyte for unusually large datasets. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging, low field, scanner, data archival.

University Park Campus
MCB LL130
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4D Quantitative Imaging Lab

4D Quantitative Imaging Lab provides state of the art digital image processing and quantitation. Services and training opportunities include image segmentation, volumetrics, image reformation, visualization, imaging informatics, 3D model generation, and 3D printing. The lab includes workstations configured for anatomical segmentation with research and clinical software installed. Services include DICOM transfer, DICOM anonymization, image/video creation for publication/presentation, and 3D printing.

Equipment and services include: 3 image segmentation workstations with access to Synapse, Synapse 3D, Vitrea Enterprise Server, MIM Software, and Cerner. Form Labs Form 3B Resin 3D printer Vitrea version 7.14 stand alone workstation

Health Sciences Campus
Keck Hospital of USC
KMC B112
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Functional Biological Imaging Core

The Functional Biological Imaging Center is a newly formed pre-clinical imaging resource at the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute takes advantage of state-of-the-art preclinical MRI/PET instrumentation provided by MR Solutions (Guildford UK). Simultaneous acquisition of PET and MR images is a newly emerging technology that marries the exquisite sensitivity of PET with the high spatial resolution and soft tissue contrast of MRI.

1975 Zonal Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90033

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X-Ray Crystallography Facility

The purpose of the X-Ray Crystallography Facility is to structurally characterize single-crystal samples of organic, inorganic, and organometallic compounds using X-ray diffraction. Equipment and services include: a Bruker APEX DUO single-crystal diffractometer equipped with an APEX2 CCD detector, Mo fine-focus and Cu micro-focus X-ray sources and a Rigaku Ultima IV powder/thin film diffractometer to conduct rapid structural analysis. It is capable of handling samples that are sensitive to air, moisture, and/or temperature and the core provides training for users to conduct their own experiments.

University Park Campus
John Stauffer Science Lecture
837 Bloom Walk
Los Angeles, CA 90087

Translational Research Laboratory

The core mission of the USC School of Pharmacy Translational Research Laboratory (TRLab), located in 13laboratory spaces of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Center, has been to provide investigators with a state-of-the-art technological platform and technical expertise to advance translational research endeavors in the School of Pharmacy and at USC.

Equipment and services include: The TRLab is equipped with over 80 specialized instruments in the applications of: 1) Sample Processing, 2) Cell and Immunobiology, 3) Flow Cytometry, 4) Imaging, 5) Molecular Analysis, 6) Molecular Biology and 7) RNA/DNA Sequencing.

Health Sciences Campus
Pharmaceutical Sciences Center
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Optical Imaging Facility

The Optical Imaging Facility specializes in cellular and subcellular fixed or dynamic imaging and analysis of biological material. The facility provides access to powerful microscopes that enable scientists to take high-resolution pictures of stem cells. These include still images and time-lapse videos. Cells or parts of cells can be labeled with fluorescent dyes, which enable better identification of molecules and structures within cells, or to trace the fate of cells as they migrate, divide and differentiate within tissues.

Health Sciences Campus
Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at USC
1425 San Pablo Street, BCC 212
Los Angeles, CA 90033
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