Table 2.
Commercially available BPI instrumentation
| Manufacturer | Instruments | Features | Specifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berthold Technologies (http://www.bertholdtech.com) | NightOwl(2 camera options) | Bioluminescence Fluorescence | Various filters (340–1100 nm); tungsten halogen excitation source. |
| Biospace Lab (http://www.biospacelab.com) | PhotonImager | Bioluminescence Fluorescence Macrolens to convert to bioluminescence microscope Image freely moving animals (In Actio®) | Excitation filters span 400–800 nm; 6 emission filters; 150 W halogen excitation source |
| Caliper Life Sciences (http://www.caliperls.com) | IVIS (various models) | Bioluminescence Fluorescence Digital X-ray (Lumina XR) Image freely moving animals (Kinetic) | Excitation filters span 425–760 nm; Various options for emission filters spanning 500–875 nm; software for 3D reconstruction using spectral scanning (not all models). |
| Cambridge Research & Intrumentation (CRi) http://www.cri-inc.com | Maestro | Fluorescence Spectral scanning | Liquid crystal tunable filter allows spectral scanning over range of 500–950 nm in user-defined steps as small as 2 nm; xenon excitation source |
| Carestream Health (http://www.carestreamhealth.com) | Kodak In Vivo Imaging systems (various models) | Bioluminescence Fluorescence Digital X-ray (FX/FX-Pro) | Up to 28 excitation filters; 6 emission filters; 175 W xenon excitation source |
| Li-Cor Biosciences (http://www.licor.com) | Pearl (1 mouse); Odyssey® Imager+Mousepod™ (3 mice) | Near infra-red fluorescence | Two-channel laser excitation (excitation/emission filters): 685/720 nm and 785/820 nm |
| VisEn (http://www.visenmedical.com) | FMT 2500 Imaging system | Near infra-red fluorescence Two modes: Reflectance Imaging and Quantitative Tomography Multimodality adaptors for CT/MR/PET | Two channel laser excitation (excitation/emission filters): 670/700 nm and 745/780 nm |
| UVP (http://www.uvp.com) | iBox® Scientia Small Animal Imaging System(2 camera options) | Bioluminescence Fluorescence | Eight excitation filter positions; three emission filters: 515–570 nm, 485–655 nm, 570–640 nm;150 W excitation source |