Table 10.

Factors to be Considered When Developing Anesthetic Protocols for Imaging Procedures

Considerations for Anesthetic Mouse Imaging Procedures

IACUC protocol requirements

Type of imaging

Length of procedure

Movement requirements (anesthesia plane needed)

Sedation vs anesthesia

Equipment requirements

MRI compatibility

Inhalant anesthesia

Intubation/ventilation

CRI pump

Physiologic monitoring

Carrier gases

Temperature maintenance

Positioning

Sedation/anesthetic agents

Sedation/anesthetic plan

Preventive/multimodal analgesia

Premedication

Neuromuscular blockade

Emergency drugs

Reproducibility

Training