Pre-Clinical Research
VisualSonics
VisualSonics®, a wholly owned subsidiary of SonoSite, is the undisputed world leader in real-time, in vivo, high-resolution, micro-imaging systems. VisualSonics offers extreme high-resolution ultrasound that can crisply visualize detail five times smaller than conventional ultrasound — because it uses five times the frequency range of today’s ultrasound. The VisualSonics systems provide modalities specifically designed for preclinical research in numerous fields, including:
- Cardiovascular
- Cancer
- Neurobiology
- Nephrology
- Hepatology
- Musculoskeletal
- Developmental biology
- Reproductive biology
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VisualSonics Technologies
Vevo® LAZR Photoacoustic Imaging Technology
Photoacoustics is a ground-breaking, real-time imaging modality for visualizing small animal anatomy and analyzing function in vivo and non-invasively. It is the future of preclinical imaging in real-time.
Vevo® 2100 High Frequency Micro ultrasound Imaging Systems
The Vevo high-frequency ultrasound technology today is considered as the gold standard in the field of in vivo imaging across the globe with more than 700 peer-reviewed articles published in respected scientific journals covering multiple areas of advanced medical research.
CellVizio LAB
Cellvizio LAB is a high speed fluorescence microscope for in vivo, in situ cellular imaging for small animal researchers.
Global Research, Global Reach
Researchers at the world’s most prestigious pharmaceutical firms, biotechnology companies, universities, and hospitals use VisualSonics technologies to support advanced biomedical research, biomarkers development, drug and therapeutics development, genetic research, and phenotypic studies. Learn more about VisualSonics.
“No Borders” is written by Jim Oldfield, a communications officer at Sunnybrook Research Institute. For more information on Sunnybrook Research Institute, visit www.sunnybrook.ca/research. Article posted with permission.





